Sachin seeks details of proposed museum
PUNE: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has requested the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to give a detailed presentation of the proposed museum in the city to showcase his cricketing career.
"We met Tendulkar on Monday when he was in Pune and explained the idea of the museum. He has shown interest and asked us to meet with a detailed presentation next week," said standing committee chairman Ganesh Bidkar on Tuesday.
"We met Tendulkar on Monday when he was in Pune and explained the idea of the museum. He has shown interest and asked us to meet with a detailed presentation next week," said standing committee chairman Ganesh Bidkar on Tuesday.
In April the standing committee resolved to allocate an acre of land to the state government where a sports museum to showcase Tendulkar's career can come up.
In March last year, the state government in its budget had announced that it would set up a museum in Mumbai to showcase the legend's achievements. Finance minister Sunil Tatkare also made a provision of Rs 40 crore for the same. However, the Mumbai Municipal Corporation could not provide land for the museum and the funds remained unutilised.
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