14 June,2023 06:12 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Maharashtra government will set up "Shiv Srushti" theme complexes at six places to highlight the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
The Maharashtra State Tourism Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said these theme complexes will be part of an initiative of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC).
"A budgetary allocation of Rs 410 crore has been made for the purpose of building 'Shiv Srushti' at six places in Maharashtra. The complexes will come up at Shivneri (Pune district), Gorai (Mumbai), Buldhana, Aurangabad, Nashik and Ramtek (Nagpur district). They will comprise theme complexes focusing on the Shivaji Maharaj era, and will have libraries and museums. The complexes will be ready in a year's time," he said.
The museum at Shivneri will highlight Shivaji Maharaj's childhood.
In Mumbai's Gorai, 25 acres of land has been cleared of encroachments by the government and it will be used for a war museum to showcase Shivaji Maharaj's military prowess.
The minister further added Buldhana district will have a museum dedicated to Jijabai, the mother of the Maratha warrior king.
"Aurangabad district will focus on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Shivaji Maharaj. The museum in Nashik will showcase the governance of Shivaji Maharaj, while the Ramtek facility will have a 'Hindavi Swaraj' museum," said Mangal Prabhat Lodha.
"Each museum will come up at a cost of Rs 50 crore," added Lodha.
Apart from Shivaji Maharaj-themed complexes, the Maharashtra government will also set up a theme complexe dedicated to the life and times of late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar at Bhagur in Nashik district, while a similar facility will be set up at Karla near Lonavala in Pune district which will focus on the life of statesman and royal advisor Chanakya.
(with inputs from PTI)
