New Delhi: The Centre hasapproved Delhi'snew master plan which will be notified in a couple of days, Union UrbanDevelopment Minister S Jaipal Reddy announced today, ruling out resumption ofsealing drives from tomorrow (Feb 7,2007).

"I have just now signed the MPD (master plan) 2021. It will be notified ina couple of days.48 hours," he told sources.

The minister said the notification required this much timein order to come out with a Hindi translation of the new plan.

He ruled out the possiblity of sealing drives to resume here tomorrow inaccordance with the decision of the Supreme Court-appointed monitoringcommittee, saying there were no commercial establishments left to be locked outby MCD squads for non-compliance of court orders to file affidavits.

"We will also try that sealing does not take place," he said.

Reddy spoke about plans to regulate construction in Delhi, saying the Centre proposes to set up anauthority on builders to make them accountable.

The Centre, he said, was drawing up a model legislation for states to ensurethat builders address basic requirements of their customers.

Also, builders in Delhiwould be required to provide housing to their labourers during construction, headded.

"Besides, we are encouraging housing for the poor, which involves'in-situation' development of slums and using their land as a resource,"Reddy said.

Under fire from ecologists over Delhi'snew town planning, the minister promised that authorities would discourageactivities posing threat to environment.