NBCC will act as project management consultant for the redevelopment of Tulsi Niketan, following a memorandum of understanding signed with the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Monday. GDA secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said work will be carried out in two phases under a public-private partnership and is expected to finish within three years.

Built by GDA in the 1990s across 7.8 hectares, Tulsi Niketan has 2,004 EWS flats and 288 LIG flats. Most are dilapidated after years of neglect, poor maintenance and encroachment. The colony has been listed among Ghaziabad’s unsafe colonies for nearly six years, and wall and ceiling collapses have been reported, most recently in May.

NBCC (India) secured five contracts worth ₹665 crore across multiple states. The largest, valued at ₹642.82 crore, was awarded by the Ghaziabad Development Authority for the redevelopment of Tulsi Niketan.

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) began a survey last week to establish ownership and occupancy at Tulsi Niketan; it is expected to finish by the end of May. The scheme, developed in 1989–90, has 2,004 economically weaker section flats, 288 lower-income group flats and 60 shops. A concept note says 2,255 of 2,292 flats are occupied, many by power-of-attorney holders; residents estimate 80% have power-of-attorney or notary documents. A 2019 redevelopment proposal stalled over ownership issues.

GDA plans to invite private developers through a public-private partnership; an expression of interest has been issued. Redevelopment is estimated at ₹700–1,000 crore, with GDA funding it if no private developer participates. The survey team includes GDA, municipal corporation and district urban development agency officials. Residents have requested phased construction and relocation. The dilapidated buildings are beside Wazirabad Road near the Delhi border, three to four feet below normal ground level. IIT Roorkee’s 2009 study and a 2018 Jamia Millia Islamia study cited deterioration; the latter recommended demolition. A balcony collapse killed a five-year-old boy and his 25-year-old uncle; the flat owner was booked for causing death by negligence.

A balcony collapse at Tulsi Niketan killed two people, bringing renewed attention to redevelopment plans. Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has earmarked ₹418 crore to redevelop more than 2,000 flats. In March, the GDA board approved a proposal estimated at ₹418.4 crore for the 7.83-hectare township, which has 2,004 EWS houses and 288 LIG houses.

GDA vice-chairperson Atul Vats said the authority had previously offered to rebuild the flats on two occasions, but negotiations failed. Residents were unwilling to vacate, so reconstruction plans were abandoned. GDA has begun a fresh survey, according to RWA office-bearer Kuldeep Kasana.