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Hindustan Times
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
PMC promises to reopen Vishrambaug Wada by end of July
Jul 01, 2025 06:44 AM IST The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has assured to reopen the historic Vishrambaug Wada for citizens by the end of July, following a demand raised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sandeep Khardekar, who warned of an agitation if access to the site was not restored. Civic officials said delays were due to the intricate nature of wooden restoration work, which aimed to retain the original Maratha-era architecture. (HT FILE) Vishrambaug Wada, located opposite Tulsi Baug, has been closed to the public for the past few years due to restoration work. Built in 1807 AD in the Peshwa architectural style, the wada was designed by Mansaram Laxman and Daji Suthar. Some sections were damaged in a fire in 1880, and the building later housed the Pune Municipal Council office between 1930 and 1960. Khardekar, who visited the site with PMC's heritage cell officer Sunil Mohite on Sunday, said, 'Though the restoration of the back section was completed long ago, the work of front portion was delayed. After our visit, PMC chief engineer Yuvraj Deshmukh assured us that the wada would be reopened in the last week of July.' Civic officials said delays were due to the intricate nature of wooden restoration work, which aimed to retain the original Maratha-era architecture. The structure features cypress-shaped columns, each carved from a single teak tree — a hallmark of traditional Maratha residential architecture. The wada is spread over an acre and a half. Khardekar demanded that PMC either manage the site or appoint a dedicated agency that handles heritage structures.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
MP, Maharashtra to deepen ties across trade, culture, tourism and heritage
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have agreed to collaborate across a broad range of sectors — from trade and tourism to spiritual heritage and horticulture — CM Mohan Yadav announced on Saturday following the signing of the Tapi Basin Mega Recharge Project MoU. Addressing a gathering at the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium, Yadav said both states will work together to preserve shared cultural and spiritual traditions while boosting bilateral trade, tourism, and infrastructure development. He proposed establishing an export facilitation cell at Maharashtra's ports to ease outbound trade for MP's pharmaceutical, textile and farm produce, and called for a dedicated Jabalpur-Nagpur freight corridor to cut transportation costs and time across Central India. Highlighting shared spiritual heritage, the CM mooted a joint Jyotirlinga tourism circuit linking Mahakaleshwar and Omkareshwar in MP with Trimbakeshwar, Bhimashankar and Grishneshwar in Maharashtra. Yadav also emphasised the legacy of Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar, who had strong links with Maharashtra, and announced a special cabinet meeting at Indore's Rajwada on May 20 in her honour. He proposed collaborative cultural initiatives such as light-and-sound shows, theatrical performances and manuscript preservation in the Modi script, as well as digitisation of Maratha-era histories. He further suggested linking MP's Banana Festival in Burhanpur with Maharashtra's Mango Festival in Ratnagiri to promote horticulture-based tourism across the two states.
