Pune, February 19 : Maharashtra CM Devandra 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 connect with the people through 3 core principals which 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 mere 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 nation's cultural identity. It was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who first took the lead in making Marathi the official language of Maratha Kingdom by making a successful attempt to free it from the influence of Arabi and Farsi language. Unless we have a patriotic young generation that understands 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 fell projects like Shivsrushti will play a significant role in this regard", he 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 Magharaj which are the prints of high resolution images of original paintings of Shivaji Maharaj from different museums in the world. The idol of Goddess Tulja Bhavani is created under the guidance of Dr. G. B. Deglurkar, stated a press release.