India, Jan. 30 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a tender for the construction of a ten-storey municipal school building at Sai Baba Path in Abhyudaya Nagar, Lalbaug, after receiving approval from the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI). The project had been stalled due to objections raised by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which said the construction could impact the nearby Mint Colony Monorail Station tower.

The BMC has floated a tender worth Rs.58.43 crore for the project. The original school building at Sai Baba Path was demolished after the Covid-19 pandemic, following damage to its already weak structure. Since then, around 700 students from the area have been stud...