India, Sept. 27 -- The Maharashtra government has set in motion plans to monetise the 6.40-hectare site of the closed Worli Dairy in Mumbai's prime seafront belt by reclassifying its land reservation from residential to commercial use. The state's Urban Development Department (UDD) issued a notification on September 25, intending to change the reservation of the plot, Hindustan Times reported.

The report said the state government will also seek objections and suggestions before changing the reservation in the Development Control and Promotional Regulations (DCPR) 2034.

According to the report, the plot, apart from housing the now-defunct government-run dairy, also hosts the office of the dairy development commissioner and some residenti...