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Also, the heritage committee has rights to intervene if the heritage site is neglected for its maintenance," Gaikwad added. In 2012, the state government had identified the studio as a heritage site building under which no development work can be carried out without permission. "There are 74 identified heritage sites in the city so far. Back then, the princely state of Kolhapur had offered the land to Pendharkar for developing a film studio. These rules are framed to ensure that the visibility of the heritage structure is not under threat..