Mumbai, March 27 -- The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has allotted a prime two-acre plot in Kalina to a Pune-based tennis foundation without charging any lease fee. In addition, the housing body will invest Rs.10 crore to develop a training facility on the site. The 8,000 sq m plot is located along CST Road in Kalina, behind the Ibis Hotel near the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) business district. It has been allocated to the Maha Tennis Foundation, led by Prashant Sutar, chairman and managing director of Aryan Pumps. Mhada's decision was approved on March 17. According to the state housing department, Mhada and the foundation will enter into a first-of-its-kind partnership to develop tennis infrastructure. The official document highlights the "importance of promoting tennis in Mumbai city as well as surrounding areas and to develop a large number of tennis players who can participate at national and international levels." The Maha Tennis Foundation currently runs training programmes at Balewadi grounds and the YMCA, and has organised state-level tournaments and other initiatives to identify and develop talent. "The foundation has requested land from Mhada and it has approved this request, considering the importance of promoting tennis in the region," the document read. The plot, which is reserved for recreation and sports activities, has been allotted for 30 years....