In a major development in the much ambitious Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday started the bidding process for the project and the contract will be awarded in the next 5-6 months. 

"Yesterday, we received the approval from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for funding the project and today we started the bidding process," Metropolitan Commissioner UPS Madan said at an event here.