▁ion os phere ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁helpful ▁to ▁observe ▁a ▁good ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁sky ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁criteria ▁which ▁are ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ▁while ▁making ▁final ▁decision . ▁It ▁took ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁to ▁build ▁this ▁project ▁after ▁first ▁proposal ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁T IF R ▁professor ▁G ov ind ▁Sw ar up ▁conce ived ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Gi ant ▁Met rew ave ▁Radio ▁T eles cope ▁( GM RT ), ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁fully ▁ste er able ▁par abol ic ▁d ishes ▁of ▁ 4 5 m ▁diameter ▁that ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁Y - shape ▁array ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 5   km ▁in ▁extent ▁ 8 ▁around ▁the ▁Kh od ad . ▁ ▁Fort s ▁ ▁The ▁famous ▁Mar ath a ▁Emperor ▁Sh iv aj i ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁Sh iv ner i ▁Fort , ▁ 1 6   km ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁Nar ay ango an . ▁Sh iv ner i ▁fort ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁historic ▁place ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁( Ind ia ). ▁The ▁Nar ay ang ad ▁fort ▁is ▁about ▁ 8   km ▁north - east ▁to ▁the ▁Nar ay anga on ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁town ▁got ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁Gan p ir ya , ▁Ch aw and , ▁N img iri , ▁D h ak oba , ▁H ads ar , ▁J iv d han , ▁Har ish