New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The Delhi government has formed up what officials are calling a "twin tower" blueprint for its new secretariat complex at ITO - a plan that will see two major buildings functioning as a unified administrative hub built on 17.5 acres of land, divided by a major road. The project, one of six earlier shortlisted by the Public Works Department (PWD), cleared its most crucial obstacle after the Income-Tax (I-T) Department agreed to allow redevelopment of its 4.5-acre campus as part of the larger plan, officials said on Tuesday. The I-T department's land, which houses the landmark Income Tax Office (ITO) that lends its name to the intersection, sits between PWD's 6.5-acre MSO complex and the adjoining 6.5-acre Vikas Bhawan plot. Its position has long been the largest barrier to creating the contiguous land parcel required for a consolidated secretariat to house the entire Delhi government machinery. With the department now on board, planners can proceed with a unified design instead of working around a fragmented layout. Officials said the I-T Department has agreed to the redevelopment on the condition that it receives built-up space equivalent to its functional requirement, estimated at roughly one million square feet. This share will be incorporated into the new blueprint, which is expected to have a total built-up area of close to three million square feet. The remaining two million square feet will be used by the Delhi government to bring together almost all its key departments, currently operating from scattered offices into one integrated administrative district. PWD minister Parvesh Verma said the ITO site emerged as the most viable location after months of discussions. "We had several options in mind, but this has emerged as the most feasible location for the Delhi secretariat. With cooperation from the Income Tax department, we now have access to a larger unified plot and greater scope in terms of design and infrastructure to create a sustainable complex where all government departments can be housed together," he said....