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A local court in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district on Thursday remanded <keyword id="23053351" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sculptor-contractor" source="keywords">sculptor-contractor</keyword> <keyword id="22933165" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaydeep-Apte" source="keywords">Jaydeep Apte</keyword> and <keyword id="23053457" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="structural-consultant" source="keywords">structural consultant</keyword> <keyword id="22972031" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chetan-Patil" source="keywords">Chetan Patil</keyword>, held over the collapse of <keyword id="19966480" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chhatrapati-Shivaji-Maharaj" source="keywords">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj</keyword>'s statue, in <keyword id="19909598" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="police-custody" source="keywords">police custody</keyword> till September 10. While Patil was arrested on August 30 from Kolhapur, Apte was taken into custody on Wednesday night from Kalyan in <keyword id="20086673" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Thane-district" source="keywords">Thane district</keyword>, nearly 10 days after an FIR was registered in connection with the incident. A 35-foot statue of the iconic <keyword id="20539975" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maratha-warrior-king" source="keywords">Maratha warrior king</keyword> collapsed at the Rajkot fort in Malvan tehsil of the district on August 26, nearly nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled it. Patil and Apte were produced before a court in Malvan where the police sought their custody for interrogation. The court remanded them in police custody till September 10. Apte's advocate Ganesh Sovani said the sculptor had intended to surrender on Wednesday night and that he was willing to cooperate with the probe. "He is willing to submit to the police all details regarding the design of the statue and other documents," Sovani told the court. Apte, a Thane-based sculptor, was responsible for creating the 35-foot statue of Shivaji Maharaj. The Sindhudurg police had registered an FIR against Apte and Patil for the collapse of the statue last month, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections for negligence and other offences.

Shivaji statue collapse: Sculptor-contractor, consultant sent to police custody till Sep 10

When sixteen year old <keyword id="2995608" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Saloni-Patil">Saloni Patil</keyword> ( in picture above) moved to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Civic-Panel-Approves-Pune-Light-Rail-Project-Despite-Protest/articleshow/37172407.cms">Pune</a> for college, she’d already decided to start earning in order to support her family. But, she soon found out that it was easier said than done. 
 
Armed with nothing but determination, Patil visited school after school with hopes of landing up a teaching job. But, principals of every school seemed to have just one message for her- ‘No degree, no paid job.’ 
 
At the brink of giving up her search, she stumbled upon the students in Pune’s Blind School for Girls. What struck her what their eagerness to learn despite their obvious barriers. 
 
“I initially didn’t want to do it. But, I changed my mind looking at those girls and their need for education. That’s how I started volunteering here three years back,” recalled Patil. 
 
Since then, she has taught two batches of students appearing for HSC and SSC, and one batch of B.A students. The 30-odd students under her mostly needed help with English, though she taught them Maths, Economics, History as well. 
 
Apart from volunteering at the Blind School, Patil, a Mechanical Engineering student, writes for a few local publishers, keeps researching about the dots on the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Amazing-Blind-And-Deaf-Chinese-Girl-Can-Read-Braille-With-Her-Lips/articleshow/21965324.cms">braille</a> kit to improvise on the techniques, paints avidly, and last but not the least, converts English titles to Braille so that her students can also read them. 
 
“I’ve translated all of Chetan Bhagat’s titles to braille. Right now, I’m working on translating APJ Abdul Kalam’s Wings of Fire,” says an excited Patil. 
 
Determined to share another passion of hers with the girls, Patil started teaching them how to paint, as well. The process turned out to be quite ardous as she soon found out. 
 
 
 
“I start by sketching the outline of the portrait. Once that is done, I study the dots on the braille kit and try matching them in such a way that it resembles the actual portrait. Then, I jot down the patterns of the dots and their numbers and give it to the girls to memorize and practice. Once they have memorized the patterns and numbers and get as close to the portrait as possible, I make them use glue and help them in pinning those dots,” explains Patil elaborating on the steps followed to execute a painting. 
 
She added that there is another pair of girls who are entrusted with the duty of putting sparkles on the empty spaces of the portrait. “They also need to memorize which spots would be empty in the portrait in order to sparkle efficiently,” 
 
Then, Patil steps in once again to give the portrait a final polish by doing the remaining bits. 
 
A number of paintings later, Patil and her students started gaining exposure when she decided to exhibit their work in college exhibitions and some local art exhibits, after being egged on by her family. 
 
Later, she sought the help of a few relatives and friends settled abroad who helped her advertise these paintings in America and Australia. Soon enough, the cash registers started ringing. “Painters abroad started contacting me online requesting for a copy of these <keyword id="2995609" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="braille-paintings">braille paintings</keyword> so that they could exhibit them in their studio. This way, the paintings started fetching us USDs and AUDs,” explains a triumphant Patil. 
 
 
 
When asked about the decision involved behind the subjects of these paintings, she was quick to add that they make paintings of things and people making news. “During elections, we would paint symbols like the lotus, broom or some cartoon figures to depict a political incident in a funny way. Then, after the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/AIB-You-Have-A-Right-To-Offend-But/articleshow/46144426.cms">AIB roast</a> made national news and everyone kept talking about it, we started sketching the <keyword id="1875393" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="AIB">AIB</keyword> group members in Braille.” 
 
That was the jackpot, admits Patil. “Painting the faces of the AIB members gave us popularity and money. Orders for the same increased at a rapid rate in the last two months and what more? Tanmay Bhatt’s Braille painting helped us raise Rs. 1, 52,000” 
 
 
 
The money raised from these exhibitions is used for the daily needs of these children, some of whom have no family other than Saloni Patil, who bears their expenses. 
 
“There’s no going back now. These girls are my students and I intend to do everything to ensure they are taken care of, financially and educationally,” concludes Patil. 
 
Sky is definitely the limit for this young girl! 
 
Image courtesy: Saloni Patil

Meet the 19-year-old girl who helped raise over two lakhs for a blind school in Pune

In a shocking turn of events, the 35-foot-high bronze statue of <keyword id="19966480" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chhatrapati-Shivaji-Maharaj" source="keywords">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj</keyword> erected at the <keyword id="22932216" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajkot-Fort" source="keywords">Rajkot Fort</keyword> in <keyword id="19918751" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sindhudurg" source="keywords">Sindhudurg</keyword>, <keyword id="19897316" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra" source="keywords">Maharashtra</keyword>, collapsed on Monday. Just eight months since its inauguration by <keyword id="19898052" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi" source="keywords">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</keyword>, the statue, a tribute to the great Maratha warrior, fell in the afternoon, breaking into several pieces and leaving only the metal feet standing. This incident has sparked outrage, with accusations of negligence directed at the state government, particularly regarding the quality of work. As investigations begin, the public is left questioning how such an unfortunate event could have occurred so soon after the statue’s grand unveiling. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112823984" title="Indian Navy deputes team to investigate collapse of Shivaji statue in Maharashtra&amp;#39;s Sindhudurg" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.7em; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; background: 0px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">What could have caused the collapse?</h2>1. Substandard materials and rusting According to reports from the <keyword id="20010796" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Public-Works-Department" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Public Works Department" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Public Works Department">Public Works Department</keyword> (PWD), the materials used in the statue's construction were of poor quality. The nuts and bolts used in the construction were found to be rusted and the steel that was used for the construction had begun to rust as well. 2. Rushed construction The statue was allegedly erected in haste to meet the deadline for its inauguration by Prime Minister Modi on Navy Day. Yuvraj Sambhajiraje of Kolhapur criticised the hurried process, stating that the statue was "shapeless" and poorly constructed, indicating a lack of proper planning and quality control. 3. Inadequate structural design The structural integrity of the statue has come under scrutiny, with experts suggesting that the design and materials were not sufficient to withstand environmental conditions, particularly in a coastal region like Sindhudurg. This oversight points to a failure in the consultation and construction phases, further exacerbated by the fact that the <keyword id="19900359" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Navy" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Indian Navy" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</keyword>, which lacks expertise in statue construction, was tasked with the project. 4. Neglect of maintenance warnings Multiple warnings were allegedly issued regarding the deteriorating condition of the statue, by both locals and tourists. Local authorities, including the assistant engineer of the PWD’s Malvan division, raised concerns about the rusting components. However, these alerts were ignored, allowing the structure to weaken over time without any corrective action being taken. 5. Adverse weather conditions Sindhudurg had experienced heavy rains and strong winds in the days leading up to the collapse. While weather alone may not fully explain the incident, it likely played a significant role in accelerating the failure of an already compromised structure. Maharashtra’s Chief Minister <keyword id="19913631" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Eknath-Shinde" source="keywords">Eknath Shinde</keyword> mentioned wind speeds of 45 km per hour at the time of the collapse, indicating that environmental forces, combined with the statue’s fragility, were a critical factor in the incident. For now, an FIR has been registered against contractor Jaydeep Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil under sections 109, 110, 125, 318, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The charges include collusion, fraud and endangering public safety. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112824083" title="100 ft statute must now be built, says Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar after collapse of Shivaji statue" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Shivaji Maharaj Statue collapse: Identifying 5 reasons behind the accident

<keyword id="19918751" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sindhudurg" source="keywords">Sindhudurg</keyword>: After a 35-foot <keyword id="22930662" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Chhatrapati-Shivaji-Maharaj-statue" source="keywords">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue</keyword> in Sindhudurg collapsed on Monday, <keyword id="19933070" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra-Minister" source="keywords">Maharashtra Minister</keyword> <keyword id="20063401" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Deepak-Kesarkar" source="keywords">Deepak Kesarkar</keyword> said that it is sad, but a 100 feet tall statue should be made in its place. He also said that he would speak to the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister and have all the estimates ready. Kesarkar said, "I haven't been there yet. But I have to say that this statue was erected there by the Navy. They said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the first naval king and they built the statue in his honour. It is sad but there will be good things now. There was a demand from the people that a 100-foot statue should be built here. I will also talk to the CM and Deputy CM and we have the estimates ready for building it." "If that statue has broken now, then a 100-foot-tall statue should be made in its place. This is my feeling," he added. The <keyword id="20114302" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="collapse" source="keywords">collapse</keyword> of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has drawn sharp criticism with UBT Sena MLA Aditya Thackeray blaming the BJP's arrogance for this. "We will never tolerate the insult of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who is our and all Maharashtra's idol. Chhatrapati Shivaji's memorial in Malvan, which was built in haste keeping the elections in sight and inaugurated by Modi ji, collapsed today in just 8 months. The contractor regime of the government is the reason for this, but even more dangerous is the mentality of the BJP. They have the arrogance that we will do anything and get away with it. Because of that arrogance, Maharaj's memorial was made in haste without considering the seriousness of it. The intention was to use only the Maharaja's image, so the quality of the memorial was not taken into account. Didn't even hear what the locals said," Thackeray said in a post on X. Leader of Opposition and Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar called for a detailed probe into the incident. "This is the state of Chhatrapati's statue in eight months. This incident must be investigated. At least Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should have been left in your percentage. It has been proved that this government is not based on Chhatrapati's values. Today the people of Maharashtra can see why we are saying that the Mahayuti government in the state is a government of great destruction. A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should be installed at this place once again in Dimakha, but the contractor who has mentioned Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should be blacklisted. We demand immediate withdrawal of all ongoing work of the concerned contractor. Punishment must be given to those who insulted Maharaj," Wadettiwar said. Earlier, local police filed an FIR against contractor Jaydeep Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil following the collapse of the 35-foot Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg. The FIR, registered under sections 109, 110, 125, 318, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), was confirmed by Sindhudurg Police. The incident ignited criticism from the opposition parties, who targeted the state government over poor infrastructure. AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at the BJP and said that the collapse is a reflection of the poor quality of infrastructure built by the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Maharashtra, stating that every BJP construction project falls victim to corruption. The Indian Navy noted with deep concern the damage caused on Monday morning to the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that was unveiled on Navy Day on December 4, 2023, as a dedication to the citizens of Sindhudurg. The collapsed statue was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajkot Fort, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, on December 4, 2023.

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