India, April 14 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to start the work on revamping Naini lake in north Delhi's Model Town and have invited bids to hire a consultancy for the project, MCD officials said.

The project was announced in June 2022 as a part of the Amrit Sarovar Mission of the Union government, under which 21 waterbodies in the city were to be rejuvenated. The mission was scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2023, but work on Naini lake never started. A total of Rs.10 crore was allocated for revamp of Naini lake.

An MCD official said they will look into the delay but a large number of projects have been delayed over the last two years due to non formation of standing committee, which is a key panel whose ...