India, Aug. 27 -- New Delhi

The Public Works Department (PWD) has started the process of appointing a consultant to design the master plan, conceptualise architectural designs and prepare a detailed project report for a new state government secretariat complex at Indraprastha Marg in ITO, officials aware of the development said.

As per a tender issued, the proposed complex is planned on a 17.5-acre (72,700 square-metre) land parcel and is expected to comprise high-rise buildings to integrate all departments of the Delhi government in the complex, officials said. It will be planned in accordance with the 2021 master plan, officials said.

A PWD official, who did not wish to be named, said, "The exercise will begin with a comprehensive as...