India, March 13 -- The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is planning to rename Kamathipura, once home to countless migrant workers and famous as the city's red light district, to ensure apartments in the ongoing cluster redevelopment project in the area can be sold without any hurdles, sources in the housing body told Hindustan Times.

Sanjeev Jaiswal, Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Mhada, confirmed the development, saying, "We will be renaming Kamathipura."

Jaiswal was speaking at the iDAC Expo 2026 at the Bandra Kurla Complex. He did not specify any proposed names or the timeline for renaming.

Concerns about Kamathipura's infamous connotations were first raised by developers during the bidding sta...