Retaining walls have been caught in yet another controversy as the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) officials are left confused with housing minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil's latest instructions over the appointment of contractors for the construction of these walls in Mumbai. The MHADA had recently decided to appoint a single contractor for the construction of retaining walls but the decision was challenged by a labours' cooperative in the court. The housing authority, however, justified its decision and got a go-ahead in the matter. In the recently concluded state legislative session, Vikhe-Patil too endorsed MHADA's stand.

However, on June 20, Vikhe-Patil instructed MHADA's vice president to cancel the earlier process and invite fresh bids for multiple contractors for the work. The order for cancellation of earlier tenders was issued after Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh sent a letter to the minister making this demand. Congress turncoat Vikhe-Patil in his remark on Shaikh's letter tagged the order as "most-urgent." He asked for immediate cancellation of the earlier process and called for "new tenders for selection of contractors."