Chandigarh Municipal Corporation plans multi-level parking in Mani Majra
Sandeep Rana
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 23
Even as the local Municipal Corporation has not been able to run the Rs 48-crore multi-level parking in Sector 17 properly, it is now planning to construct a similar 24X7 facility on two acres near “Rana Ki Haveli” in Mani Majra.
At present, a temporary parking lot is being run from the area. Once the multi-level parking facility is readied, it will have space for about 1,000-1,200 vehicles. It has been a long-pending demand. It will not only provide revenue to the corporation, but will also provide parking facility to residents. — Jagtar Singh, Local Councillor
According to the MC, it has made a request to the Department of Urban Planning, Chandigarh, to earmark land for the multi-level parking so that the request for proposal (RFP) of the project can be prepared. A survey of the site has already been conducted and it has been examined by the UT.
Officials said the parking lot would be used for commercial vehicles in the day and residents’ vehicles at night. “The 24X7 parking will provide revenue to the MC. However, due to a financial crisis, a proposal for building it on the PPP mode has been forwarded,” said an official.
Expression of interest will be called for it after the project gets the go-ahead.
The agenda regarding the project will be taken up at Finance and Contract Committee meeting tomorrow. If approved, it will go in the General House.
Local councillor Jagtar Singh said, “At present, a temporary parking lot is being run from the area. Once the multi-level parking facility is readied, it will have space for about 1,000-1,200 vehicles. It has been a long-pending demand. It will not only provide revenue to the corporation, but will also provide parking facility to residents.”
The MC had built its first and only multi-level parking in Sector 17, but it proved to be a white elephant. Most part of the parking remains unused and maintenance and engineering faults dog the civic body.
