Had stainless steel been used in the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Malvan, the statue would not have collapsed – Nitin Gadkari.

The statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the month of December at Rajkot fort in Malvan in Sindhudurg district, collapsed on August 26. Politics in the state has heated up over this issue. Right from Prime Minister Modi, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, both Deputy Chief Ministers of the state, Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar have promised to build a grand monument apologizing to the people in this case. . Gadkari has said that stainless steel should have been used while erecting the said statue. While making this statement, Gadkari referred to the fact that stainless steel would have been more effective in salty coastal winds. Gadkari was speaking at an event in Delhi. While highlighting the importance of stainless steel, Nitin Gadkari has said that under his ministry there is an effort to use it more for construction on the beach. “For the last three years, I am trying to use stainless steel for the roads being built on the beach along with the bridges,” said Gadkari. He also mentioned that if stainless steel had been used, the statue would not have collapsed. “If stainless steel had been used in the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Malvan, the statue would not have collapsed,” Gadkari said, linking the old incident with the incident a few days ago.