TheMaharashtragovernment will initiateconservationof fivefortsin the state and special monitoring committees with avid mountaineers and fort lovers will be created to monitor it.
It was decided that five Shivaji-era forts will be picked in the first phase and the works will be directly monitored by the chief minister’s office. Thackeray said that attempts should be made to take the locals into confidence and work in connection with them.
A comprehensive plan will be prepared and also Light and Sound shows, developing ropeways in some of the forts should be considered.
“To fasten the process of conservation, CM suggested that all the forts in the state should be brought under one government department. He also suggested that seeds should be sown in the area surrounding the fort using helicopters to increase the greenery of the area.