"Six plots have been identified for the construction of memorial of Balasaheb, but nothing has been finalised as yet. This is just the initial identification of where the memorial can come up. Further discussions will be held at the level of the Chief Minister. It will be a larger level meeting now, where not only officers but other people will also be called," Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya told PTI.
Kshatriya said that two of the plots are adjacent to the mayor's bungalow at Shivaji Park, both of which belong to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, two plots are in Wadala near Imax cinema that belong to state government, and the rest of the plots are in Parel area.
"These are the preliminary identifications that the committee has come up with, hence a theme or a design has not been finalised as yet. Our work is only to identify a suitable piece of land. Depending on the final selection of land by the government in consultation with all the parties concerned, the subsequent issues like design, style etc will be planned," Kshatriya said.
According to a government resolution, the panel, headed by Kshatriya, consists of seven other members.
Additional and Deputy Secretary of the General Administration Department (GAD), Principal Secretaries of the Urban Development Department, Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte, Divisional Commissioner of Konkan region, and Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria are included in the committee.