Mumbai: Maharashtra government clarifies position on submarine project going to Gujarat

Mumbai: Amid a fresh controversy over reports of shifting India’s first submarine tourism project from Maharashtra to neighboring Gujarat, the Eknath Shinde-led BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government on Monday reiterated that there is no such plan. The submarine tourism project is expected to come up in the nature-rich Nivati in Sindhudurg district in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra. Recently, the Gujarat government has joined hands with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited for a submarine facility at Bet Dwarka, a small island off the coast of the city of Dwarka of mythological significance – as it is believed to be a submerged city that Lord Krishna built. Was. After reports from Gujarat emerged, allies of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi – Congress, the Sharad Pawar-Supriya Sule-led NCP group and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) – criticized the Shinde-government for remaining a mute spectator. While Shinde issued a denial on Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds the finance ministry, denied the allegations on Monday. Shinde said, “No project is going in Gujarat. Don’t believe the false news being spread especially by the opposition.” Konkan – And there is no truth in the news. Pawar said, “The opposition is trying to spread misinformation before the elections.” He said that if it had been so, he, Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would not have remained silent. A few days ago, Shiv Sena (UBT) Kudal MLA Vaibhav Naik had claimed: “Ever since the Shinde government came in, there has been no development on this front. Now we have come to know that the project is being shifted to Dwarka in Gujarat. On Sunday, Congress’s Vijay Wadettiwar, leader of opposition in the Assembly, criticized the Shinde government on this issue. He asked, “How many more projects is this state government going to give to Gujarat?” NCP leader Dr Jitendra Avhad said, “One more project will be given to Gujarat.” “The submarine project, which is the first of its kind, is being moved from Sindhudurg district to Gujarat. In the past too, they have moved many major projects from Maharashtra to Gujarat.