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Inside 'Magnetic Maharashtra'

February 16, 2016 08:35 IST

What does Maharashtra have that others don't?
Take a look at these images from the Magnetic Maharashtra stall at the Make In India Week.

The Make In India Week began well for Maharashtra with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announcing Anil Agarwal's plans to invest $10 billion in the state to manufacture LCD units.

The state also signed a flurry of memoranda of understandings with Coca-Cola and Jain Irrigation that will support the orange growers of Vidarbha and an MoU with Raymond to set up the Rs 1,400 crore (Rs 14 billion) Nandgaon Textile Unit.

So, what does Maharashtra offers investors who will throng its stalls at the Make In India Week event at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in suburban Mumbai?

Rediff.com visits the 'Magnetic Maharashtra' stall and here's what we found:

Photographs: Sanjay Sawant/Rediff.com. Text: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

This grand Trimurti adorns the entrance to the 'Magnetic Maharashtra' stall.

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

A security guard mans the graphical representation that charts Maharashtra's economy.

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

'Made In Maharashtra' musical instruments.

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

Artifacts made by local tribes on display.

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

Maharashtra is an auto hub. On display is a Merc engine and Bajaj Auto's battery-driven vehicle.

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

Of course, Mahindra Tractors!

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

One of the most powerful Mumbai institutions: Bollywood.

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

Want to know more about Maharashtra's defence or chemical industry? You know where to come? :)

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

Chief Minister Fadnavis's project to provide food and water security to Maharashtra's remotest villages.

Inside Magnetic Maharashtra

And this is all about the state's infrastructure that includes a greenfield airport in the metropolitan region.

Sanjay Sawant