India, Aug. 3 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is discussing a proposal to start conservation and rejuvenation work on Bhalswa Lake in north-west Delhi, which is now known more for the landfill site adjoining it than the fact that it was once shaped like a horseshoe and was nearly comparable in size to the 121-acre Nainital Lake in Nainital, Uttarakhand.

DDA has floated a tender for a specialised project focused on soil investigation and structural designing of a reinforced cement concrete (RCC) wall along the lake to demarcate it from the landfill site. The move comes as part of broader conservation efforts being taken to conserve water bodies under DDA across the city.

"The project aims to create a structural blueprint that wo...