NDMC’s multi-lot parking project set to take off

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Source: http://www.hindu.com


The New Delhi Municipal Council’s much written about project on development of a multi-lot parking at Sarojini Nagar and Baba Kharak Singh Marg could take off soon with the civic body submitting the modified drawings of the project to the Delhi Urban Arts Commission and fire service for approval recently.

The plan has already been cleared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The project developed on build-operate-transfer basis as a public private partnership project had been inaugurated by the civic body and the concessionaire DLF in December 2007.

An NDMC official said: “The initial project designs submitted to us by DLF at the time of bidding have been evaluated and we have submitted the final drawings of the multi-lot parking after modifying them as per norms of DUAC and building bye-laws. Once the pending approvals from DUAC and fire service are cleared, excavation could begin by the first week of November.”

According to DLF spokesperson Rajeev Talwar, after the approval from the fire service and DUAC, a “consent to establish” also has to be obtained from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee before starting work on the site.

Apart from Sarojini Nagar and Baba Kharak Singh Marg, the NDMC will also be building a multi-lot parking at Kasturba Gandhi Marg in partnership with concessionaire DS Constructions.

Necessary approvals are pending in this project as well. The multi-lot parking facility would enable vehicle owners to park their vehicles through an automated system into a vacant lot of the multi-floored building to be built at the three identified locations in the NDMC area.