India, Jan. 30 -- A 12-storey office complex in Karkardooma, originally built to serve as the zonal headquarters for the erstwhile East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), is now slated to become a mini-secretariat for the East Delhi district, housing key administrative offices in a singular location in the area, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is in discussions with the Delhi government to transfer the building, and the project is likely to be finalised after a meeting between MCD mayor Raja Iqbal Singh and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, officials said.

The move, according to an official aware of the matter, aligns with the government's plan to establish one integrated adminis...