Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that the parking problem has worsened in Delhi; and
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government during the last three years to construct multi-level parkings in Delhi?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)
(a) & (b): The parking facilities in Delhi / NCR are constructed and managed by respective urban local bodies. To address the parking problems, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has informed that construction of conventional multi-level car parking at Krishna Nagar for 200 Equivalent Car Space (ECS) is underway and is likely to be completed by June, 2018. Further, it has identified 39 locations for construction of multi-level car parking out of which tenders for construction of car parking at 04 locations have been invited and the process for inviting tenders for other 05 locations is in progress. In addition, tenders for feasibility study for remaining 30 sites have also been invited by EDMC. South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has informed that 03 conventional underground multi-level car parkings have been made operational in Hauz Khas, Munirka and Kalkaji. The construction of 05 underground multi-level car parkings at Jangpura, New Friends Colony, Rajouri Garden, Subhash Nagar 10-Block and Subhash Nagar 6-Block, is likely to be completed and made operational by June, 2018. Further, SDMC has identified 40 sites for construction of automated multi-level parking / stack parking, which are at various stages of award of work. North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NrDMC) has informed that it has identified 13 new sites for multilevel parking and 15 sites for multilevel stack parking which are at different stages of processing. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has informed that no new multi-level parking has been constructed during the last three years.
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