India, July 4 -- The Delhi government has asked the Income Tax Department to join in developing new secretariat buildings at ITO, as its land lies between the Public Works Department (PWD) headquarters and Vikas Bhawan, which the government plans to combine for the project, an official familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

"The PWD has written to the I-T department to formalise the partnership and sign an MoU agreeing to provide their land for redevelopment. Once the arrangement is finalised, all three land parcels can be planned as a single integrated development rather than separate plots. This enables preparation of a consolidated master plan for the proposed twin towers of the new secretariat," the official said.

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