The Mumbai-based Dahi Handi Utsav Samanvay Samiti (DHUSS) committee has written a letter to Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde requesting him to give Dahi Handi (human pyramid) status of an adventure sport. While a few years ago, there was a similar demand and the then Cultural Minister Vinod Tawade had declared it to be an adventurous sport, there were no further guidelines stated to execute it as an adventure sport.

Arun Patil, the committee member of the Dahi Handi Utsav Samanvay Samiti, said, "We have written a letter to the chief minister and are hoping that further steps to make it an adventurous sport will be taken soon. This has been a long pending demand. Rather than playing it only once a year on the day of the festival, we hope for more competitions and events such as pro kabaddi will be organised so that the Govindas can practice, play and have a healthy competition throughout the year.”