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State to provide Rs500 crore for Raigad fort development

Fadnavis was speaking at a programme organised to mark the 343rd year of the coronation of Shivaji Maharaj, who became Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj after the coronation in 1674.

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Announcing that the state government would provide Rs500 crore for overall development of the historic Raigad fort and its adjoining areas, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that his government was committed to the conservation of all the forts in the state and getting them a place in Unesco's World Heritage list.

Fadnavis was speaking at a programme organised to mark the 343rd year of the coronation of Shivaji Maharaj, who became Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj after the coronation in 1674. Minister for culture Vinod Tawde, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, MLC Sunil Tatkare, MLA Jayant Patil, Konkan divisional commissioner Prabhakar Deshmukh and Raigad district collector Sheetal Teli-Ugale were also present at the event. A coffee table book titled 'Rajdhaani Raigad', which has a photograph taken by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, was released by the chief ministe during the programme.

Pointing out that the archaeology department has placed the forts in Maharashtra under category B, Fadnavis said that because of this, the forts cannot receive funding from various agencies, including international funding. He said that the state government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the archaeological department for the conservation of all the historic forts and his government would ensure adequate funding for the same from the government treasury.

Fadnavis said that there are many places in Unesco's heritage list, but the historic forts in Maharashtra do not figure in the list. He added that he recently discussed this issue with Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje and, under his guidance, the state government would ensure that the forts are included in the list.

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje said that he appreciated the fact that despite bad weather, Fadnavis made it a point to attend this programme. When he said that Fadnavis was the first chief minister to attend this programme, there was a huge round of applause from the audience. Tawde said that his department has included Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's management skills, along with his war strategies, in the fourth-standard text book so that students can inculcate these values.

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