India, July 14 -- The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has defended its controversial proposal to change the land-use reservation of the Neville D'Souza Football Ground at Bandra Reclamation from a playground to an exhibition centre, saying it requires a sustainable revenue source.

The authority clarified that using the 8,450 sq m site as a playground was only a temporary arrangement and that the income generated from the proposed convention centre would be channelled into affordable housing projects.

"The revenue generated from the convention centre will be utilised for housing projects. We are yet to work out the exact projections," Milind Borikar, chief officer of Mhada's Mumbai board, told HT.

The clarific...