Maharashtra aquarium

Maharashtra to come up with new world class aquarium in Mumbai

Maharashtra has proposed the creation of a new world class aquarium in Mumbai, which would be a part of an international standard tourism complex.

“An international standard tourism complex would come up on the Worli Dairy land with an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore. An international standard aquarium will be built there,” deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said while presenting his budget in the Legislative Assembly.

In December last year, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had directed the officials of the Tourism Department to chalk out a plan to build a world-class aquarium in Mumbai. He had announced an outlay of Rs 1,400 crore for the Department of Tourism. Aaditya Thackeray, son of the chief minister, is the state Tourism and Environment Minister.

Pawar also announced creation of a special fund to combat global warming and climate change. Aaditya Thackeray had often expressed concerns regarding the same, in the past.

Pawar said several pilgrimage spots in the state, including Mahurgad in Nanded district, Parli Vaijanath, Aundha Nagnath, Narsi Namdev in Hingoli district, the ancient Shiva temple in Ambarnath and Hazrat Khwaja Shamna Mira Dargah in Miraj, would be developed.

For the development of popular tourist destinations, such as Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani, an amount of Rs 100 crore have been set aside in the budget.