India, March 27 -- The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has allotted a prime two-acre plot in Kalina to a Pune-based tennis foundation without charging any lease fee. In addition, the housing body will invest Rs.10 crore to develop a training facility on the site.

The 8,000 sq m plot is located along CST Road in Kalina, behind the Ibis Hotel near the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) business district. It has been allocated to the Maha Tennis Foundation, led by Prashant Sutar, chairman and managing director of Aryan Pumps.

Mhada's decision was approved on March 17. According to the state housing department, Mhada and the foundation will enter into a first-of-its-kind partnership to develop tennis infrastructure. The o...