Satara museum gets metal detector

TNN / Aug 7, 2024, 05:31 IST

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Kolhapur: The state museums department has installed an advanced door frame metal detector with a full-body scanner at the entrance of govt’s Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum in Satara, where the wagh nakh claimed to have been used by the eponymous Maratha warrior king is currently on display.
The weapon was brought here from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum for display in mid-July.Since then, around 35,000 people have visited the museum to view the heritage item.
The wagh nakh has been placed inside a toughened glass case in a separate gallery developed at the facility. State govt earlier approved Rs5.5 lakh as funds for procuring and installing the same.
Pravin Shinde, assistant curator of the museum, told TOI, “The metal detector with an advanced body scanner has been installed at the main entrance for additional security. Other security measures are in place in the museum. The gallery and area are under CCTV coverage 24x7.”

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