India, Aug. 2 -- Nearly two years after the last residents vacated the Air India Colony in Vasant Vihar following a protracted legal and emotional battle, the NBCC (India) Limited is set to begin redevelopment of the 30-acre plot into a modern complex-likely along the lines of the government's General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) projects that are reshaping Delhi's urban spine.

NBCC has floated a tender to appoint a consultant for comprehensive design and engineering services, officials aware of the matter said. The selected agency will draw up a detailed construction blueprint, plan community and common-use infrastructure, and oversee the demolition of the existing structures-810 housing units built as ground-plus-three-floors ...