India, May 9 -- In a first-of-its-kind meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta held a high-level discussion on Thursday to address long-pending urban development issues in the capital. The two-hour meeting included senior officials from the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) and the Delhi government, and covered plans related to housing, infrastructure, power reforms and land policies.

Khattar said several issues delayed for decades were now being taken up seriously, and assured that tangible relief for Delhi's residents was on the way.

"Many issues in Delhi have persisted for the last 15-20 years, with no solution due to the inefficie...