The Chairperson may at any time with the previous sanction of the Council,-- (a) lay out and make new public streets; (b) construct bridges and sub-ways; (c) turn or divert any existing public street; and (d) lay down and determine the position and direction of a street or streets in any part of New Delhi notwithstanding that no proposal for the erection of any building in the vicinity has been received.

The Chairperson may at any time with the previous sanction of the Council,-- (a) lay out and make new public streets; (b) construct bridges and sub-ways; (c) turn or divert any existing public street; and (d) lay down and determine the position and direction of a street or streets in any part of New Delhi notwithstanding that no proposal for the erection of any building in the vicinity has been received.