The upcoming statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea, near the coast of Mumbai, will cost the Maharashtra exchequer Rs 3643.78 crore and construction of all aspects of the project will be over by 2022-23.
According to a report by PTI, the state cabinet had extended administrative approval to the project report and sanction to the total expenditure of Rs 3700.84 crore. As per the official sanction given by the state government, the cost is now down by Rs 56.70 crore, stated a government order (GR) issued last week.
The Maharashtra government on December 19, extended administrative approval to the total expenditure of Rs 3643.78 crore over five years, which includes survey and investigation of the site to the implementation of security measures by the police.