Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated the newly built Ashoka Pillar on Thursday night in Chembur, Mumbai.It took 17 years to build the Ashoka Pillar near the famous Ambedkar Garden in Chembur.The work of making the Ashoka Pillar started in 2005. But it was stopped midway. The BMC resumed work last year to complete the project.Area MP Rahul Shewale and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and several leaders were present at the inauguration ceremony organised on the eve of Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti.