The Maharashtra government has floated a tender for the construction of a new 60-foot-tall Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg, following the collapse of the former one, officials revealed on Wednesday. The new statue would be roughly double the height of the original and is projected to cost Rs 20 crore, with a six-month completion period, reported PTI. 

According to the news agency report, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the previous statue, which was 35 feet tall, at Rajkot Fort in Malvan tehsil, Sindhudurg district, on December 4, 2018, which also happened to be Navy Day. However, on August 26, it fell due to severe winds, raising doubts about the construction's quality.