New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) on Thursday rejected the building plans for the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) colony at Sarojini Nagar, citing significant violations of fire safety norms under the National Building Code (NBC), officials aware of the matter said.

The department, in an order seen by HT, directed project developer NBCC Ltd to address the deficiencies and resubmit the plans for approval.

The Sarojini Nagar GPRA project - one of seven major government housing projects in south Delhi being developed by NBCC Ltd - envisions thousands of residential units and mixed-use spaces. But a technical review by DFS found that the submitted designs failed to comply with several core safety provisions of...