India, Oct. 14 -- The Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) has received more than 200 inquiries for the 28 plots it plans to lease along Mumbai's eastern waterfront. The last date to respond to the Expression of Interest (EoI) is October 15.

Under the plan, the MbPA intends to lease these plots for 30 years, for commercial and industrial purposes, with preference being given to government organisations. The plots, including warehouses at Sassoon Dock, currently in the eye of a storm, will earn MbPA an estimated Rs.814.04 crore in revenue annually.

The port authority, one of Mumbai biggest land owners, had floated the EoI in August, fixing September as the deadline for responses. Since it had received only ten responses by then, it extended the ...