The Hindu 02.12.2010
MCD to approach L-G for regularising parking sites
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: Following non-receipt of no-objection certificates from the Delhi Police for its tenders to legalise 225 parking sites in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to approach the Lieutenant-Governor to resolve the issue.
According to the civic body, in November this year, the MCD gave out tenders for 225 parking sites running illegally in its area to legalise them and bring them under its jurisdiction. However, later it came to their notice that the civic body had not taken the NOC from the police that has led to a delay in taking control of the parking sites. Taking note of the situation, MCD Standing Committee chairman Yogender Chandolia has now sent a letter to the Lieutenant-Governor requesting him to intervene.
Resolution passed
A resolution in this regard was also passed at the Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday after the issue was raised by councillors. Some of them demanded that the tenders given out should be cancelled and fresh ones be issued after receiving NOC from the police but the demand was rejected by the chairman.
Mr. Chandolia said: “The move to legalise the parking would have helped Delhiites at the same time ensured more revenue for the MCD but the police is not allowing the process due to ulterior motives. It is possible that MCD officials are in collusion with this nexus and if this is the case then it needs to be stopped. This is why we have asked the L-G to intervene. The fact that these parking sites were existing for so many years means that people running them must have had ties with some policemen as well as officials of the MCD.”
