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MCD committee to take call on multi-level parking project

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 11:17 administrator
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Indian Express 18.11.2009

MCD committee to take call on multi-level parking project

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to re-launch its ambitious multi-level parking project to ease parking woes at 15 major spots in the Capital. The Rs 110-crore project has remained on paper since its inception in 2004, battling funding and other issues. The corporation, however, claims to have resolved all issues and will present the project before the Standing Committee for approval on Wednesday.

Now, the MCD plans to invite bids by the end of this week for automatic parking lots in areas like Chirag Dilli, South Extension, Hauz Khas, New Friends Colony and Karol Bagh.

The multi-level parking lots are to be built on the ‘palate parking principle’ ¿ where cars are placed on flat structures and lifted via hydraulic lifts and parked where there space.

The benefit: this principle will save space.

Mehrauli parking, however, will not have automated hydraulic system and will have ramps as a cost cutting measure.

Earlier, in 2005, the MCD had awarded the tender for the first lot of these parking sites to Simpark Infrastructure, but the contract was withdrawn after the Standing Committee objected to the procedure of awarding the contract. The civic body then invited fresh bids in 2007 but nothing was finalised.

The 15 parking lots are to be built on ‘Build Operate and Transfer’ basis where a private firm will build the parking lot and operate it for 30 years. The MCD will benefit through advertising space and revenue generated.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 11:20
 

Automated parking sites to be put on fast track

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 11:13 administrator
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Hindustan Times 18.11.2009

Automated parking sites to be put on fast track

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) plan to construct fully automated car parking sites in the city might soon see the light of the day.

The civic body plans to construct 15 automatic parking lots across the city.

While the parking sites will be underground, commercial complexes will be constructed above them.

The civic agency claims these will be India’s first automated car parking-cum-commercial complexes.

It currently maintains 143 surface parking lots that can accommodate only 15,000 vehicles at a time.

The car parking sites will be made on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis.

According to the civic body, the approximate cost of constructing one parking slot for a single car is Rs 13 lakh.

The parking lots will come up at Lajpat Nagar. Defence Colony, Greater Kailash I M Block, Shastri Park in Karol Bagh, Rani Bagh, South Extension Part I and II, Kutub Road, New Friends Colony, Chirag Delhi, Kalkaji among others.

The largest car parking will come up at Shastri Park, with a capacity to park 2,000 cars.

“Karol Bagh is quite congested and there is a need for a bigger parking site to meet the growing demand. This parking lot will help ease traffic also,” said a senior MCD official.

The bidders will collect parking charges and will earn revenue from the commercial complex as well, both of which will be leased out to them for 30-35 years.

A proposal in this regard will be tabled in the standing committee of the civic body on Thursday.

According to the civic body, these parking lots will come up within a span of two years.

Around 25 per cent of the space will be kept aside for a commercial complex.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 11:18
 

MCD plans new underground parking lots

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 02:40 administrator
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The Hindu 18.11.2009

MCD plans new underground parking lots

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: In view of shrinking parking spaces in the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to construct 15 new automated underground multi-level parking lots in various parts of the city.

A proposal to approve appointment of a project consultant for four such parking sites will be tabled at the next meeting of the civic body this Thursday. The four proposed sites are Kirti Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Karol Bagh and Greater Kailash-II. While the parking sites will be underground, a commercial complex will be constructed above them.

An MCD official said on Tuesday: “The proposal is for awarding multi-level automated parking project’s consultancy to Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited. As per the contract, the firm would help the MCD in undertaking a technical study and work out its economic viability and environmental impact.” Under the contract, the civic body would be coughing up Rs.25 lakh per site to the consultant towards preparation of tender documents. “The project would be similar to the other multi-level parking projects taken up on public-private partnership basis in places like Kamla Nagar, Lajpat Nagar and South Extension and provide for an average space of 500 to 700 cars per site depending on the space.”

The bidders will collect the parking charges and also earn revenue from the commercial complex, both of which will be leased out to them for 30 to 35 years. According to the civic body, these parking lots will come up within two years and around 25 per cent of the space will be kept aside for a commercial complex.

The civic body at present maintains 143 surface parking lots that can accommodate only 15,000 vehicles at any given time.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 02:42
 
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