Well, the governor of state can do pretty much stuff. Least of all what he can do is to unearth a British arsenal bunker buried under his residence. And that’s exactly what Maharashtra’s governor CH Vidyasagar Rao did!
One of the long serving staff in Raj Bhavan at Malabar hills had hinted him about the presence of an undiscovered British era bunker under his official residence. He then ordered the staff of public works department (PWD) to get the bunker opened.
Mumbai: British era bunker discovered in Maharashtra Raj Bhavan, experts being consulted pic.twitter.com/INAMKxdBnq
What the PWD staff found when they broke opened a temporary wall on August 12 was a 5000 square feet big underground arsenal cum bunker! Mr.Rao and his wife visited the bunker on Tuesday and he wanted the officials to bring out scheme to preserve it.
Experts are being called to demystify the history of tunnel. Hon Governor has spoken to Hon President about this. pic.twitter.com/PLX3XUesSi — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) August 16, 2016
The bunker opens with a 20-ft tall gate and a ramp on the western side. The 150meter tunnel-bunker has 13 rooms of different sizes. The rooms inside the bunker bears the names – Shell Store, Gun Shell, Cartridge Store, Shell Lift, Pump, Workshop etc.
This tunnel is 150meter long 3meter wide and height is around 12 feet.
Bunker is spread over area of 5000sq ft. pic.twitter.com/U5dqkkBwm7
