Mumbai, March 21 -- The Maharashtra tourism department has been given the operational and financial responsibility for the construction of a grand memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Agra, the state government announced on Friday.
A committee of history experts will be formed separately under the chairmanship of the tourism minister for the construction of the memorial.
The Department of Tourism has been given responsibility for fund availability, land acquisition and ancillary matters for this project. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation will work as the implementing mechanism under this department.
The state government has decided to construct thE grand monument to commemorate the liberation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahar...