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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a financial assistance of Rs 20 crore for the construction of Keshavrao Bhosale Theatre.

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Chief Minister assures to restore theatre on war footing


Kolhapur. Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj had strongly built the Sangeet Surya Keshavrao Bhosale Theatre on the lines of Rome, this theatre is the historical theatre of Kolhapur. The theatre was closely associated with the artists, the connoisseurs and the Kolhapurkars. Considering these sentiments, efforts will be made to build this theatre as soon as possible. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a financial assistance of Rs 20 crore for the construction of the theatre. He inspected the damage caused by the fire.


"" "It is a very unfortunate incident that on August 8, the Keshavrao Bhosale theatre was gutted in a fire." According to the plan prepared by the Municipal Corporation, Rs 25 crore is needed to rebuild this theatre for the people of Kolhapur on a war footing. The theatre was insured for Rs 5 crore. The remaining amount will be borne by the government. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat, PWD Minister Ashok Chavan, Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde, Industries Minister Subhash Desai, Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat and PWD Minister Ashok Chavan attended the meeting. के. District Collector Mahendra Kalyankar, Mayor Meenakshi Shinde, Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh and TMC Commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal were among those present on the occasion.


On this occasion, Chief Minister Shri. Shinde interacted with the artists and consoled them.


He also appealed to the people of Kolhapur through the media present there. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that there are many theaters, but some theaters have a close relationship with the artists and the audience. Just as the people of Kolhapur have sentiments attached to this theatre, our sentiments have also been attached. Many artists are demanding that this theater should be restored as it was before. I got a lot of calls and messages for help. The government is a government that gives justice to the common man and also respects the artists and the audience. He further said that after interacting with the local artists, one gets an idea of how strong the emotional connection with the theatre is. He also assured that a high-level inquiry committee will be set up to look into the incident. The police and the forensic department are investigating the case, he said. But it's important to get back to the theater. An investigation will be conducted and action will be taken against the culprits.