India, Aug. 14 -- The Delhi government has finalised plans to construct a new integrated Secretariat at ITO by identifying around 10 acres of land, while simultaneously dropping its earlier proposal to build twin towers. The revised plan envisages a single high-rise administrative complex that will bring together the offices of the Chief Minister, ministers and several key government departments currently functioning from different locations across the capital. Speaking to Millennium Post, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma said the government has sought the Centre's approval for the land required for the project and discussions with the Income Tax Department are progressing. Also Read - 12-year-old girl on way to I-Day function killed as DTC runs over scooter in east Delhi "We have identified around 10 acres of land at ITO for the new Delhi Secretariat and have sent a proposal to the Centre. The plan is to redevelop the existing Income Tax Office, the MSO Building and adjoining land to construct a modern single-tower Secretariat. The earlier concept of twin towers has now been replaced with a single integrated building," Verma said. According to the minister, the Income Tax Department will be relocated to a newly developed multi-storey office on the opposite side of the existing building. The overall redevelopment will cover nearly 18 acres, of which about five acres belong to the Income Tax Department. The department will receive office space in the newly constructed complex in exchange for the land. The project is intended to address the space constraints faced by the Delhi government. At present, the Chief Minister, cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats function from the Players Building near the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, while several departments operate from different offices across the city. The proposed Secretariat aims to consolidate these offices under one roof, improving administrative coordination and reducing operational inefficiencies.
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