In the wake of the collapse of the Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg, the state government has issued a tender for the construction of a 60-foot-tall statue there, nearly twice the size of the previous one, according to a recent announcement.

The statue will be built at a cost of Rs 20 crore and the government has set a six-month timeframe for the completion of the work it was said. A 35-foot-tall statue of the 17th century Maratha empire founder, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajkot fort in Malvan tehsil of Sindhudurg district on December 4 (Navy Day) last year, collapsed on August 26 amid strong winds.