PUNE: Maharashtra CM Devendra Phadnavis has announced Rs.50 Cr for the development of the next phase of Shivsrushti after he inaugurated the second phase of the project on the auspicious occasion of Shivjayanti today. Originally conceptualized by Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare, Shivsrushti is being developed across 4 phases at Ambegaon Budruk by Maharaja Shivchhatrapati Pratishthan.
Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosle, Murlidhar Mohol. Minister of State for Cooperation and Civil Aviation, Ashish Shelar, Minister for Information Technology, Chandrakant Patil, Higher and Technical Education Minister, Nana Jadhav and Ravindra Wanjarwadkar from RSS, Jagdish Kadam, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Amrut Purandare, Vineet Kuber and Dr. Ajit Apte from Maharaj Shivchharapati Pratishthan were present on the occasion.
After experiencing some attractions like Time Machin at the second phase of Shivsrushti, a theme park on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, CM Devendra Phadnavis said, “I am speechless. I have seen many high-tech theme parks but the the amount of involvement and inspiration that I could draw at Shivsrushti today is beyond words. We always tend to identify Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as a warrior King. However, it is heartening to see some other humanitarian aspects of Shivaji Maharaj and his connection with the people through 3 core principles that were dear to him including Swadesh, Swadharma, and Swabhasha.”
“Though the Government of Maharashtra has recognized Shivsrushti as a mega tourism project, I feel that it is not merely a tourism project. It is a place that inspires you, a place where you study and understand different aspects of Chhatrapati’s personality. Central Government under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi has officially granted the status of a Classical Language to Marathi and has acknowledged Marathi’s deep historical roots and its role in shaping the nation’s cultural identity. It was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who first took the lead in making Marathi the official language of the Maratha Kingdom by making a successful attempt to free it from the influence of the Arabi and Farsi languages. Unless we have a patriotic young generation that understands the history of the country, we as a country can not progress in the right direction. So, PM Modi has given the Vikas Bhi – Virasat Bhi concept to us. I feel projects like Shivsrushti will play a significant role in this regard“, CM Devendra Phadnavis added.
Jagdish Kadam, Trustee of Maharaja Shivchhtrapati Pratishthan said that the 3rd phase has been developed with an investment of Rs.87 Cr. It has many attractions like Time Machine Theatre, Replica of Tulja Bhavani Temple at Pratapgad, and a massive welcome hall with large portraits of Shivaji Maharaj which are the prints of high-resolution images of original paintings of Shivaji Maharaj from different museums around the world. The idol of Goddess Tulja Bhavani is created under the guidance of Dr. G. B. Deglurkar.
