Khan Market readies plan for multi-level parking lot

Thursday, March 10, 2011

After numerous complaints of congestion and the lack of parking space in Khan Market area, the Urban Development Ministry has asked the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to prepare a proposal for a multi-level parking lot.

For some time now, the Khan Market Traders' Association had been asking the Land and Development Office (L&DO) and the NDMC to collaborate and provide the area with a much-needed parking area.

"We have finally received an intimation from the Urban Development Ministry to prepare a detailed proposal for the project," said a senior NDMC official. According to the NDMC, they have started working on the proposal and will send it to the L&DO for consideration.

Khan Market traders and the NDMC have identified a spot near Bible Bhavan, which belongs to the Urban Development Ministry, for construction of a parking lot. The NDMC has also written a letter to the Ministry asking them for possession of the land.

The parking problem in Khan Market has increased manifold over the years, with 74 residential flats in the market converted to restaurants and other commercial establishments apart from the already existing 150 shops.

Taking cognizance of the situation, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) had recently directed the NDMC to charge a parking fee from visitors, which is currently a free facility. According to the EPCA, imposing parking charges will help ease congestion in the area.

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