PM Modi unveils 9.5-feet tall Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Pune
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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis were present at the event.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (March 6, 2022) unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation. The Statue is made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about 9.5-feet tall.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol were also present at the event.
On landing in Pune, PM @narendramodi unveiled a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. pic.twitter.com/0zKyhORNRI
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 6, 2022
After unveiling the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, PM Modi then inaugurated the 12-km stretch of the total 32.2 km Pune metro rail project. This project, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said, is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore and is an endeavour to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility in Pune.
