Speaking on the recent demolishing of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg, Union Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari is of the opinion that if the stainless steel had been used in the construction then the statue would have been still standing and not collapsed.
The union minister's statement comes on Tuesday as he speaks at a Ficci event, citing, "I have been pressing for the last 3 years that stainless steel should be used in the construction of bridges built close to sea. When I (as state minister) was implementing the construction of 55 flyovers in Mumbai, one person took me for a ride. He put some powder coating on iron rods and said those were rust-proof... But there was rusting. Now I feel that in all roads within 30km from the sea, stainless steel should be used."
"If stainless steel had been used for the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji, it would have never collapsed," he added.
Meanwhile, a lookout notice has been issued against statue sculptor Jaydeep Apte.
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