The Delhi Government of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister Ms. Rekha Gupta said the historic walled city of Old Delhi, also known as Shahjahanabad, is being redeveloped but without losing its historical character, monuments, buildings, and markets.

Gupta is herself in charge of the redevelopment of Old Delhi as the Chairperson of the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC). She promised to improve infrastructure to promote domestic and foreign tourism.

Challenges include overhead electrical wires in narrow lanes to be shifted underground to improve safety and reduce visual clutter. A traffic management plan would also be prepared to address congestion in commercial areas, and multi-level parking facilities would be explored to reduce on-street parking, she said.

The focus is on redevelopment of Chandni Chowk, the Jama Masjid area, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg, and the stretch between Delhi Gate and Kashmere Gate.

The SRDC was constituted on May 1, 2008, by the Delhi government. It brings together agencies such as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Public Works Department, and the Tourism Department. The government said the corporation had remained largely inactive in recent years due to administrative and coordination issues.