(a) whether twenty nine prime office buildings in and around the Connaught Place area are misusing their parking space;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is near impossible to park vehicles in Connaught Place as the basement have become offices in those buildings;
(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(e) the step taken proposed to be taken by the Union Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. It has been reported by New Delhi Municipal
Council (NDMC) that in most of the multi-storeyed buildings
around Connaught Place, basement/parking spaces are under
utilised and are being misused for other purposes.
(c): Survey conducted by NDMC reveals that the basement spaces
in Connaught Place are being used for office purposes.
(d)&(e): NDMC has started prosecution proceedings against
parties misusing the spaces in the basement of the
multi-storeyed buildings for office purposes.