Amid summer vacation, Shivsrushti launches one facility for school students & their parents

Pune, May 02: Special discount is being offered to school students and their parents, who will be visiting 'Shivsrushti', a mega historical park on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Narhe Ambegaon, conceptualized by late Padma Bhushan awardee Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare and executed by the Maharaja Shivchhatrapati Prathishthan.

 

 

The special discount is being offered to school students and their parents from today till June 6, 2023 - Shiv Samrajya Dinotsav, informed Maharaja Shivchhatrapati Pratishthan trustee Jagdish Kadam at a Press Conference held today. Pratishthan's another trustee Vineet Kuber was present on the occasion.

 

On February 19, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the first phase of Shivsrushti, comprising Sarkarwada."The work on the second phase has started and it will be inaugurated till June 6, 2024," said Jagdish Kadam.

 

"We want maximum people to visit Shivsrushti and know about the glorious history of Chhatrapati Shivaj Maharaj. Hence, we are offering special discounts for the school students and their parents during the summer holidays," Kadam said.

 

Sharing more details about the special discount, Vineet Kuber said, "School students will have to pay Rs 80 instead of the regular entry fee of Rs 120 while their parents will be charged Rs 250 instead of Rs 350. For Group booking of 10 persons, there is a special discount, and each person will be charged Rs 200.

 

Visitors would be able to see exhibition galleries including 'Durg Vaibhav', 'Ranangan', a 20-minute audio-visual program on 'Escape from Agra' using 3D technology, and a 13-minute inspirational speech of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj using MAD-mapping. Apart from this, visitors can enjoy 'Raigadachi Safar', which will give them an aerial view of the fort.

 

Kuber informed that students can enjoy horse-riding clad in dress of 'Mavla' (foot-soldier) by paying Rs 50. Kadam informed that books on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj are available for sale at Shivsrushti along with 'Shivmudra' and idols of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

 

Kadam said that there has been tremendous response from the people in the past two months after the first phase was inaugurated. "Some thousands of people have visited the Shivsrushti after the inauguration of the first phase," he said.

 

Kadam signed off by saying that the Prathishthan will support the initiatives taken by the Maharashtra government in the near future, which aim to reach the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to the masses.

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