Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is personally monitoring progress of the installation of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan, in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district.  According to a senior Mantralaya official, the installation of the statue in the coastal Konkan region is on Fadnavis’s review agenda for the next 100-day plan for the transformation programme for Maharashtra.

Nitesh Rane, minister for fisheries and ports said, “Chief minister is personally monitoring every development when it comes to the installation of the legendary Maratha warrior statue at Rajkot fort.” On August 26, 2024, the 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue at Rajkot fort collapsed. The statue was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4, 2023, during the Navy Day celebration.