Mumbai's Shivaji Statue To Be World's Tallest
The statue of warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj , planned in the sea off the Mumbai Coast, has received the environmental clearance required to become the world's tallest statue. The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) approved the state government's application to increase the height of the statue from 192m to 210m, surpassing the 208m spring temple Buddha statue in China - the tallest in the world. MCZMA officials said the environmental clearance was issued simce other approvals were in place. "Our major concern was if the state had received height clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which they had. After they submitted all permissions and presented a comparison of different statues in the world, we were told that the tip of Shivaji Maharaja's sword will be at 210m," said Satish Gavai, chairman of MCZMA and additional chief secretary, state environment department. He added that a verbal cleara...