India, June 12 -- The Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB), a unit of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), has floated tenders for redeveloping Kamathipura in South Mumbai, also known as the red-light area.

The MHADA said in a statement on June 12 that the area will be redeveloped under the cluster redevelopment scheme.

The MHADA said that through this project, 44,000 square meters of land will be made available, and the developer will receive 5.67 lakh square meters of development rights, where a housing stock of approximately 4,500 new housing units is expected to be constructed.

The Kamathipura area, spread across 34 acres in South Mumbai, includes approximately 943 cess buildings, with aro...