India plans huge 'liberty' statue
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The government of the Indian state of Maharashtra says it plans to build a statue off the Mumbai (Bombay) coast to rival New York's Statue of Liberty.
The statue will be of the Maratha warrior king Shivaji, considered a hero in Maharashtra for his defiance of Mughal and British forces. The statue will be built on a man-made island, which will include a library, a museum and an amphitheatre.
Critics say the project is too expensive at more than $4.5m. They say that the government of the western Indian state faces more pressing problems, such as a food, water and power crisis in addition to a high suicide level among farmers.
Vishal Dhage, a state government official, said the statue would be about the same height as the Statue of Liberty - which, with plinth includes, stands at 305ft.
The statue will be of the Maratha warrior king Shivaji, considered a hero in Maharashtra for his defiance of Mughal and British forces. The statue will be built on a man-made island, which will include a library, a museum and an amphitheatre.
Critics say the project is too expensive at more than $4.5m. They say that the government of the western Indian state faces more pressing problems, such as a food, water and power crisis in addition to a high suicide level among farmers.
Vishal Dhage, a state government official, said the statue would be about the same height as the Statue of Liberty - which, with plinth includes, stands at 305ft.
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