India, May 26 -- The BMC plans to outsource the cleaning and maintenance of six heritage water fountains and 16 statues in the heritage precincts of Fort for Rs.2.37 crore. These include water fountains and statues such as the Flora Fountain (at Flora Fountain), Fitzgerald fountain (Metro Cinema junction), Bandstand Monument (Cooperage garden), Devidas Purushottam Kothari Pyaau (near GPO) and Rustomji Mulji Fountain (Mint Road).

The 16 statues include those of Chhatrapati Shivaji (Gateway of India), Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (Madame Cama Road), and Rajiv Gandhi (Cooperage garden). Four of these are marble, including those of Mahadev Govind Ranade, Sohrabji Shapoorji Bengali and Gopal Krishna Gokhale, which are located along Veer Nariman Road...