Kolhapur: The state archaeology department has drawn up a plan of Rs 900 crore for development of important tourist places in Kolhapur district.On Saturday, a meeting was held in the collector’s office with officials of the concerned department under the chairmanship of Union tourism minister Shripad Naik and in the presence of guardian minister Hasan Mushrif.MLA Prakash Awade, district collector Rahul Rekhawar, chief executive officer of zilla parishad Santosh Patil, Ex-MLA Amal Mahadik, Ex-corporator Satyajit Kadam, district planning officer Vijay Pawar, city engineer of KMC Harshjit Ghatge, assistant director of archaeology department Dr Vilas Vahane, archaeology department architect Kasar Patil (Nashik), Anjali Kalamdani (Pune), Abha Lamba (Mumbai), Poonam Thakur (Mumbai) and other officials were present at the meeting. The Union minister said Kolhapur district has a conducive environment for tourism. Many places here have historical importance. Maximum funds will be made available on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism. For this, he said that administration should submit a proposal to the central government for repair, preservation and conservation of tourist places in the district. Meanwhile, district collector Rahul Rekhawar held a meeting with residents of Mahalaxmi temple on Friday evening. The residents said that they are ready to leave their places for the Mahalaxmi Temple Development Corridor if they are given proper compensation and are rehabilitated. For the last several months, Paschim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti is looking to acquire the property adjacent to the Mahalaxmi Temple to create the Mahalaxmi Temple Corridor. Expressing support to the corridor plan, the residents said that they are ready to move elsewhere provided they are given the right options.
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