Union urban development minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Monday said that Delhi will be re-developed into a world class city, keeping in mind the Commonwealth Games, 2010. Mr Reddy, while addressing a rally said that the one-year moratorium period will be utilised to re-develop the city, with adequate space given to weaker sections of the society. The rally was organised by the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.

Union minister also announced that majority of recommendations by the Tejinder Khanna Committee report would be incorporated in the Master Plan 2021. On dislocation of jhuggi clusters, Mr Reddy said that slum cluster will be displaced only when there will be a provision for their rehabilitation or in-situ development.

The minister also announced that a pilot project on rehabilitation of slum clusters has been started in the Tehkhand area of the Tuglaqabad and similar projects will be started in other parts of the city. Promising to regularise the unregularised colonies, Mr Reddy said interest of hawkers and people doing business during weekly bazaars will also be considered in the Master Plan.

Also, present on the occasion was Union minister of state, Ajay Maken said that weaker section of the society are also part of the city and the Master Plan will include their rehabilitation as well.

DPCC president Ram Babu Sharma said that the new law, which has halted the ongoing demolition and sealing drive in the capital, should be utilised in making Delhi a well planned city, devoid of illegal structures.

The New Software Development Centre of L&T Infotech — titled L&T Technology Campus — was inaugurated here. The 2,000-seater L&T Technology Campus is located at Whitefield.

Built at a cost over Rs 1 billion, it is a part of a major expansion plan, encompassing the construction of four new software development / technology centers across the country, with a total investment of Rs 6 billion.

Mr A.M. Naik, a spokesperson said, "The Technology Campus would mark up our capability to offer high-value services to our expanding customer base."

This project is developed around the concept of a campus, to give an ambience of continuous learning. Accordingly, the buildings are placed around a centrally landscaped amphitheatre, which forms the focal point of development.