The height of the ambitious Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast will be raised from 192 metres to 210 metres. <br/><br/>Vinayak Mete, chairman of the Shivaji memorial committee formed by the government, said that a revised proposal will be sent to the Centre for environmental clearances for increased height of the Shivaji Maharaj's statue. <br/><br/>According to a source in the memorial committee, the decision to seek increase in the height was taken so that the structure could be taller than a 208 metre Buddha statue coming up in China's Henan province. <br/><br/>The source also said that the budget estimate for the memorial was also raised to Rs 4,000 crore from the earlier Rs 3,700 crore. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the memorial on December 24, 2016.

The height of the ambitious Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast will be raised from 192 metres to 210 metres. <br/><br/>Vinayak Mete, chairman of the Shivaji memorial committee formed by the government, said that a revised proposal will be sent to the Centre for environmental clearances for increased height of the Shivaji Maharaj's statue. <br/><br/>According to a source in the memorial committee, the decision to seek increase in the height was taken so that the structure could be taller than a 208 metre Buddha statue coming up in China's Henan province. <br/><br/>The source also said that the budget estimate for the memorial was also raised to Rs 4,000 crore from the earlier Rs 3,700 crore. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the memorial on December 24, 2016.