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BMC extends response time to Aug for mill museum devpt

BMC extends response time to Aug for mill museum devpt

Time of Indiaa day ago
Mumbai: Nearly a month after inviting expressions of interest from reputed public companies, charitable trusts, and societies for the development and long-term maintenance of a textile museum at the historic India United Mills 2 and 3 site in Byculla (E), BMC received only a single response forcing the civic body to extend the submission deadline to Aug 13, hoping to attract more participants.
This marks the second recent instance where BMC sought private collaboration for a large-scale project. An official said, "As per civic rule, if there is only one bidder, we have to reinvite or extend the date. We are hoping more parties show interest."
BMC took over India United Mills 2 and 3 at Kalachowkie in 2009 to bring to life mill culture through the textile museum that is sprawled over an area of 44,000 square metres within the compound.
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The project aimed at restoring old mill buildings into a textile museum while also developing recreational spaces within the compound with the aim of educating citizens about Mumbai's rich industrial history. There was an establishment of a musical fountain, murals, and an amphitheatre within the mill compound and the first phase work cost BMC Rs 25 crores.
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