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Mumbai Port Floats ₹2,922 Crore Marina Development Tender
Mumbai Port Authority has invited companies from around the world to bid on a large marina project.
The project is expected to cost ₹2,922 crore.
It would start with 424 berths where boats can be kept, and could grow to 696.
The marina would be built in protected water and on nearby land across from the Domestic Cruise Terminal.
Plans include places to service boats, a sailing school, and a marina club.
A five-star hotel and tourism business centre are also planned.
The selected company would help finance, build, run, and eventually transfer the project under a 45-year agreement.
The port authority says the marina is intended to support tourism and recreation in Mumbai harbour.
Mumbai Port Authority invited a global tender for a marina and integrated waterfront development under a 45-year DBFOT concession.
The estimated project cost is ₹2,922 crore.
The marina is planned to operate 424 port-developed wet berths, with expansion to as many as 696.
The site covers 39.86 hectares of protected water and about 7.30 hectares onshore, opposite the Domestic Cruise Terminal.
Planned facilities include a marina terminal and club, sailing school, repair yard, five-star hotel, and tourism business centre.
- Who
- Mumbai Port Authority (MBPA) invited the tender.
- What
- A global tender for a marina and integrated waterfront assets on a DBFOT basis.
- Where
- Opposite Mumbai's Domestic Cruise Terminal, on protected water and adjacent onshore land.
- When
- The article does not state when the tender was issued.
- Why
- The planned marina is intended to accommodate yachts and leisure vessels and support tourism and recreational activities.
Key facts
- Estimated project cost
- ₹2,922 crore
- Concession period
- 45 years
- Initial wet berths
- 424
- Potential berth capacity
- Up to 696
- Protected water area
- 39.86 hectares
- Onshore area
- About 7.30 hectares
- Permissible built-up area
- 106,000 square metres
Sources
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