Overview

• The Expression of Interest covers 27 plots along Mumbai’s eastern shoreline and one in Thal, Raigad, offered on 30-year industrial and commercial leases.
• MbPA expects to generate a minimum of ₹814 crore annually by monetising about 215–217 acres of underused port land.
• The move effectively pauses the 2018 Special Planning Authority’s vision to transform 966 hectares into public amenities and mixed-use infrastructure.
• Opposition parties and urban planners say the piecemeal leasing undermines holistic redevelopment and demand transparency to ensure citizen benefit.
• Warehouses at Sassoon Dock are included in the EOI, raising fears that the fishing community could face eviction from their processing centres.