India, Feb. 27 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to undertake the conservation and rejuvenation of its pre-independence Mehrauli House Tax Building that has been lying vacant and in a state of disrepair for several decades, according to officials aware of the matter.

Protected as a heritage structure, the building was constructed in 1942 and it has been used by various departments, including as a dispensary, house tax, and vocational training, among others.

A senior civic official said that the work has entered the execution stage and the civic body has started the process of hiring a consultant to oversee the conservation of the heritage building.

"Structural assessment of the building will be carried out as several o...