New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Delhi government is considering the defunct Rajghat power plant site near Raj Ghat as a potential location for its new secretariat, public works department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma said. Three other centrally located sites are also being evaluated -- Khyber Pass near the Delhi Assembly, the MSO building at ITO, and the Indraprastha Estate near the WHO building, he said. "The Rajghat power plant site is being considered due to its strategic location and availability of space," Verma said. "It spans approximately 18 acres, which is sufficient for accommodating a modern, integrated secretariat. The other sites are also viable and centrally located. A high-rise complex similar to the Civic Centre - which houses the MCD headquarters - may be built under a public-private partnership (PPP) model." The minister added that around 70% of the Rajghat power plant land is owned by the Delhi government, while the remaining portion is with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). "No final decision has been made yet," he said. Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta had on August 1 announced plans for a consolidated secretariat to bring all departments under one roof. The move, she had said, aims to enhance administrative efficiency and provide relief from the many aging buildings that now house government offices. At present, the Delhi chief minister, cabinet ministers, chief secretary, and senior officials function out of the Players' Building, commonly known as the Delhi Secretariat. The Rajghat power plant, commissioned in 1989, was a coal-based thermal power station with a capacity of 135MW. It was decommissioned in 2015 due to air pollution....