The Hindu           13.07.2012

MCD to check number of vehicles at parking lots

To check the number of vehicles parked in a day at a particular parking site, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation will insist that sensors be installed by contractors to record the entry and exit of vehicles.

Addressing the Standing Committee on Wednesday, Municipal Commissioner P. K. Gupta said that data was incomplete on the number of vehicles parked in each site costing the Corporation much needed revenue. “Hand-held devices will be installed so as to monitor the number of cars that use the facility,” he said.

The North Corporation currently operates 119 parking sites of which contracts have been awarded to 76 sites. “Tenders for the remaining 43 sites are under process,” said Mr. Gupta.

New initiatives for North Delhi’s parking spaces came up after Deputy Chairman Vijay Prakash Pandey brought the attention of the Standing Committee to disputed parking sites at Dangal Maidan and Ramlila Maidan. Calling the failure in executing proper facilities as the “connivance of junior officials and indecisiveness of higher officials”, Mr. Pandey demanded that a status report be prepared for all sites falling under the Corporation.

Standing Committee Chairman Yogender Chandolia asked for a detailed report to be prepared before the next meeting. “If the first bidder has pulled out and the contract given to another bidder then the reasons should be given. Also, details on when the tender was granted to contractors should be specified in the report,” he said.