On 24 December, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Jal Pujan for constructing memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in the Arabian Sea, off the Mumbai coast, Maharashtra.
The estimated cost of the project is Rs 3,600 crore. The memorial will be a 192 mtr tall statue of Shivaji Maharaj, which once completed will be more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.
The project is anticipated to be completed by 2019.
The PM also laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the Pune Metro Rail project, the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link, the Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase-III, and two elevated roads.