India, Feb. 12 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opened up 26 slum pockets across the city for redevelopment by inviting expressions of interest from developers. The 26 pockets include some which did not attract favourable response during the two previous rounds of bidding in 2025, as well as fresh settlements, said Rahul Shinde, assistant engineer with BMC's estate department.

In September 2024, the state government had issued a government resolution appointing seven government agencies including the BMC to enter into a joint venture with the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), to develop 228 projects involving 218,931 tenements. Accordingly, the BMC has been named planning authority for 64 slum redevelopment schemes....