After years of delay, the long-pending redevelopment of Kamathipura is finally moving forward. On Thursday, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) floated tenders inviting developers to participate in the cluster redevelopment of the nearly 28-acre site in South Mumbai.

According to the tender notice, developers can submit their bids until July 28. The project will be implemented under Development Control Regulation (DCR) 33(9), which governs the redevelopment of cessed buildings. Congress MLA Ameen Patel, who has been pursuing the issue for nearly 18 years, said he first raised it in 2007 when he was a corporator from the Kamathipura area.

“The project has been discussed for a long time, but nothing has moved on the ground. Now that tenders have been floated, the process must be expedited to avoid further delays,” Patel said, adding that the redevelopment would transform the skyline.