The state government has sought the help of the city’s most popular Ganpati mandal to set sail for the inauguration of its ambitious project to build a memorial for Shivaji Maharaj. It has requested the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal to lend their float for the ‘jalpoojan’ on December 24, to facilitate the transport of a replica of the Shivaji statue to the spot where it will be built. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be inaugurating the project.