The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appointed a consultant for the Versova Dahisar connector. The BMC will spend Rs 74.15 crore for consultancy on the mega project. The consultant will help BMC conduct the tender process, prepare a detailed plan and prepare documents for the land acquisition and various permissions.

The civic body has also extended the date for the submission of the bid for construction of the project. The connector between Versova and Dahisar, which is part of the Mumbai Coastal Road project, would cost around Rs 35,121 crore, including the cost of land acquisition and taxes. The BMC had invited tenders for this 24.29 -km-long road in six packages in August 2023.