India, June 21 -- The response to the state's grand plan for a Maha Vista has not been 'maha' enough. The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance government will therefore float a fresh tender, inviting architects from all over the world to submit designs for a makeover of the Mantralaya precinct in South Mumbai. The idea is to redevelop the precinct on the lines of the Central Vista in New Delhi.

The nodal agency for the project is the state public works department (PWD). Chief engineer Ranjeet Rahane said, "The tender we floated earlier drew a response from just three Indian architects. The government wants more architects, and global ones. So we will be issuing another tender.''

Plans to completely remodel the Mantralaya precinct, in the offing fo...