Two mid 19th-century British East India Company-era cannons, installed to protect Mumbai, have now been refurbished and now adorn two parks, officials said on Monday.The sturdy steel cannons, both over 3 metres long with the inscription 1856, .
The sturdy steel cannons, both over 3 metres long with the inscription 1856, denoting the year they were cast, were part of many installed by the British rulers to protect the then Bombay, from any seaward aggression via the Arabian Sea.Thes
Recognising their historical significance, the BMC's garden department submitted a proposal to the civic heritage conservation cell seeking approval to restore both the cannons.
The BMC said, Mayors of Municipal Corporations in Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka and Commissioners of Municipal Corporations and related officers were present for the workshop