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Mumbai Memorial Plan Advances for Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj
A group has started working on a large memorial in Mumbai for Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.
The idea has been requested for about 50 years by people from Kolhapur who live in Mumbai.
The group held its first meeting at Vidhan Bhavan.
Sachin Ahir, a Legislative Council leader, will help move the project forward.
Several ministers, legislators and community representatives attended the meeting.
Chandrakant Patil told officials to find a good place for the memorial.
Officials will also contact Mumbai’s civic commissioner.
The memorial is meant to honor Shahu Maharaj, who was a former ruler and social reformer.
A coordination committee held its first meeting to advance a memorial for Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj in Mumbai.
The memorial fulfills a 50-year-old demand from Kolhapur residents living in Mumbai.
Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Sachin Ahir was assigned responsibility for pursuing the project.
Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil directed officials to identify a suitable location.
Officials will write to the Mumbai civic commissioner about the proposed memorial.
- Who
- A coordination committee led by Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Sachin Ahir, with ministers, legislators and Kolhapur community representatives.
- What
- Work began to expedite construction of a grand memorial to Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.
- Where
- The meeting was held at Vidhan Bhavan, and the proposed memorial will be in Mumbai.
- When
- The committee held its first meeting; the article does not provide a date.
- Why
- The project responds to a 50-year-old demand from Kolhapur residents settled in Mumbai to honor Shahu Maharaj.
Key facts
- Project
- A grand memorial to Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj
- Location
- Mumbai
- Demand duration
- About 50 years
- Committee meeting
- First coordination committee meeting
- Meeting venue
- Vidhan Bhavan
- Committee lead
- Sachin Ahir
- Immediate action
- Officials will identify a location and write to the Mumbai civic commissioner
Quotes
Sachin Ahir
Legislative Council Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra
“It is my good fortune to get an opportunity to take the initiative for a memorial to Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj.”
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