After just eight months, on Monday, the statue that Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled on December 4, 2023, fell.
Chetan Patil, a structural consultant, is also mentioned in the FIR under many Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections.
Charges incorporate intrigue, misrepresentation, and jeopardizing public security
The charges evened out against Apte and Patil incorporate intrigue, misrepresentation, and jeopardizing public security.
These charges were submitted following a question by the Public Works Division (PWD), which guaranteed that the sculpture’s development was inadequate.
The PWD further affirmed that rusted stray pieces were utilized in the design, adding to its breakdown.
Admonitions about sculpture’s condition were disregarded
Regardless of alerts from nearby residents, sightseers, and an associate specialist of the Malvan division of the PWD about the falling apart state of the sculpture, no preventive measures were taken.
Sindhudurg watchman serve Ravindra Chavan affirmed that “the steel utilized in making of the sculpture had begun rusting.”
He added that in spite of illuminating Naval force authorities about this issue and mentioning move, no means were made to address it.
Indian Naval force and state government to explore sculpture’s breakdown
The Indian Naval force, which was entrusted with raising the sculpture and its platform in spite of having no ability in sculpture development, has vowed to research the reason for the breakdown.
In a joint exertion with the state government and concerned trained professionals, they plan to “fix, reestablish and restore the sculpture at the earliest.”
In the interim, Boss Clergyman Eknath Shinde credited the episode to solid breezes blowing at a speed of 45km each hour.
Resistance scrutinizes government’s treatment of sculpture development
The resistance has reprimanded the public authority for its supposed carelessness with regards to this issue.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray blamed the Shinde government for focusing on political addition over quality in the development of the sculpture and platform.
NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule required a top to bottom investigation into the episode, expressing that “possibilities like downpour and wind ought to have been dealt with.”