The Pioneer 02.12.2010
Cops, MCD fail to crack down on 180 illegal parking lotsStaff Reporter | New Delhi
Around 180 parking sites are being run illegally in the Capital by the parking mafia. Even though the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Traffic Police have information about it, but both the agencies have been ineffective in curbing the menace.
This fact came to light on Wednesday when BN Singh, head of Remuneration Project Cell, informed that bids were invited by the MCD for 225 sites in November which includes 30 approved existing locations and 180 sites being run illegally in different zones.
He added the Delhi Traffic Police has refused to grant No Objection Certificate (NOC) for these newly identified parking sites. He was replying to the allegation of irregularities in tender process of allotment of parking made by the members of Standing Committee on Wednesday during the meeting.
He also said the Delhi High Court has also restrained the civic body to go ahead with the bidding of these sites without nod from the concerned body. However, according to its own admission, these 180 sites are still being run by several parking owners illegally. With no approval from the Delhi Traffic Police now the MCD has decided to take up the matter to Lt Governor and appropriate level. Surprisingly, the civic body initiated the tendering process without procuring relevant approval from any of these authorities in November. It was also accepted by the MCD official in the meeting
“In November bids for 225 parking sites were invited. The process also includes 30 existing parking sites and 15 are newly identified. Rest (180) are those, which are presently being run illegally. But the Delhi Traffic Police has refused to grant NOCs for the same,” said the MCD official. He said before allotting these parking sites to successful bidders, it also requires permission from Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority and Delhi Development Authority.
BJP councillor Vijay Pandit and Deputy Chairman Standing Committee Sarita Chaudhary pulled up the officials why the required approval was not taken from the concerned bodies before moving ahead with the biding procedure.
