Ministry of environment gives in-principle approval for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial in the Arabian Sea-Johnson Thomas
Ministry of environment gives in-principle approval for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial in the Arabian Sea Mumbai / June 20, 2013 The Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted in-principal approval for the construction of Chatrapati Shivaji statue in the Arabian Sea near Marine Drive. The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Ms. Jayanti Natarajan and Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan made this announcement at a joint press conference in Mumbai today. The Government of Maharashtra has proposed to build a 309 feet statue four kms from Marine Drive on a 18 acre islet in the Arabian Sea. The site proposed by the state government falls under Coastal Regulation Zone-IV, where any of kind of construction activity is prohibited. Briefing media persons, Ms. Natarajan said the in-principal approval was considered as a special case, keeping in mind the aspirations and emotions of people of Maharashtra. She said the Governmen...