Work begins on multi-level parking project at KG Marg

Friday , Dec 11, 2009

Kasturba Gandhi Marg near Connaught Place, home to 19-odd skyscrapers, sees a high number of cars requiring parking space every day.

Most of the buildings were built decades ago, when nobody predicted the vehicle boom. Today, the parking problem has become acute.

Now, with work beginning on the proposed automated multi-level parking project in the area on Monday, vehicle owners can breathe easy. After completion, the 6,219-sq ft parking lot will be able to hold 1,582 cars.

The construction, which began after a prolonged delay, will be over in 18 months. But the building will miss the Commonwealth Games deadline — contrary to the assurance given by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) when the project was launched in 2007. DS Construction Limited is in charge of the project.

Temporary offices of the project team have been set up and material for the construction is being procured.

Being raised at a prime location, the building will be accessible from Tolstoy Road, KG Marg and Barakhamba Road and will provide parking solutions to the HT Building, the American Center and Antriksh Bhawan, which stand directly in front.

"The building will have three basements and 13 floors. Once a car is placed on the platform, a computer command will indicate where to deposit the vehicle. The process will take about three minutes," said an NDMC official. The technology will be imported from Germany and 400 cars can be parked in an hour. To make optimum use of land, the building will be triangular and have attractive glass exteriors .

The scheme was launched in 2007 along with two other automated parkings — in Sarojini Nagar and BKS Marg, which are being executed by the DLF. While work on those began a couple of months ago, this project had to wait for clearances.

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