For long, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has been hoping to set up a sea route from Nariman Point to Borivli. It got the much-needed boost after the government agreed to sign the state support agreement.<br/><br/> Now, with many private bidders showing interest in the Rs1,200-crore project, the MSRDC said that it was hoping to start the services in the next one and half years. Public works department (public undertakings) minister Jaydatta Kshirsagar said that with major hurdles the project should kick off in near future. <br/><br/>As many as 19 companies and consortiums have reportedly purchased the bid documents for the project. Kshirsagar said that the Western Inland Passenger Transport System will have both catamaran and hovercrafts plying between Nariman Point and Borivli.<br/>