KG Marg parking gets nod but cut to size
Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:52
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The Times of India 27.02.2013
KG Marg parking gets nod but cut to sizeNEW DELHI: The multilevel Kasturba Gandhi Marg parking project was officially cleared by National Monuments Authority (NMA) in a meeting on Tuesday. While the clearance provides much needed relief to New Delhi Municipal Council
(NDMC) and concessionaire DS Constructions, it comes with conditions
relating to the height of the proposed structures. The parking lot will
be 40m high as proposed, but NMA wants the height of the commercial
building to be 21m instead of 40m.
NMA officials said they
viewed the project keeping its main objective of parking in mind, which
would help reduce pollution. "The parking lot will indirectly help in
preservation of the baoli. Two buildings — one for parking and the other
for commercial purposes — have been proposed. We have allowed the
parking block to have a height of 40m as proposed. It has been advised
that the height of the commercial building be reduced to 21m,'' said a
top NMA official.
NMA officials reasoned that 21m height is
what they have allowed for institutional buildings so far, so the same
would be applied in this case. NDMC has also been asked to take measures
for rainwater harvesting and work on improving the surroundings around
the parking site.
NDMC and DS Constructions have been waiting
for an NOC for three years and it has led to a massivedelay. The
heritage bylaws for Agrasen ki Baoli prepared by Intach Delhi Chapter
also affirm that the multilevel parking will not have an adverse affect
on the baoli. NMA officials, however, said they had some
environmentalists had been concerned about the water level of the baoli.
"But the project has been considered from all angles and there is no
threat to the baoli in ,'' said the official.
NDMC officials
said they are yet to get the official order on the parking site. "We are
happy that the project has been given the go-ahead. It has been pending
for a very long time. As for the conditions, we don't have any
information,'' said an NDMC official.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:55
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NDMC considers scrapping KG Marg multilevel parking
Friday, 22 February 2013 07:57
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The Times of India 22.02.2013
NDMC considers scrapping KG Marg multilevel parking
NEW DELHI: With the
Kasturba Gandhi Marg multilevel parking project stuck with the National
Monument Authority for nearly one-and-half-years, the New Delhi
Municipal Council is deliberating over scrapping the project. According
to sources in the NDMC, if the project is not given approval from the
heritage body, then the process to scrap it would be initiated. The
project will be tabled in NMA's February 22 meet. "We have been
awaiting clearance from the heritage authority for the past three
years. In February 2010, we had applied to ASI but after the formation
of NMA, the matter was referred to it. If NMA doesn't give approval
soon, we will have no other option but to scrap it. At least, we should
provide surface parking to people,'' said a source. NDMC
officials say that people are facing a serious parking problem in the
area as the site, which has over 300 offices, has been dug up. Earlier,
NDMC used to run a surface parking at the site which had space for over
700 cars. "The project has been on hold for a long time now. This
parking site was proposed in the Master Plan of Delhi-2021. NDMC and the
private concessionaire have incorporated all the suggestion made by NMA
and ASI. Despite being a public project, it is taking so long to get
permission,'' said a senior official. In September 2012, NMA
had asked the private concessionaire and NDMC to commission a heritage
impact assessment report due to the site's proximity to the13th-century
Agrasen ki Baoli, and recommended Intach Delhi Chapter for the task. The
private concessionaire — DS Construction
— is hopeful that the project will get a go-ahead from the NMA. "We are
keen to progress on this project as the automated parking lot would be
extremely beneficial to the people commuting to Connaught Place. We
believe an independent body has done an impact assessment study of the
site and presented its report to the NMA. The authority is expected to
take a decision shortly. We are hopeful that we can start soon,'' said a
spokesperson, DS Construction. The NDMC had awarded the
contract to DS Construction in December 2007. The project was to be
completed by 2010. NDMC officials say the private concessionaire has to
pay a license fee of Rs 1 crore a year — increasing 5% each year
thereafter — from this financial year.
Last Updated on Friday, 22 February 2013 08:01
Rs 3 crore sanctioned for solar signals
Saturday, 16 February 2013 10:32
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The Times of India 16.02.2013
Rs 3 crore sanctioned for solar signalsBHOPAL: The finance department
of the state government has sanctioned around Rs 3 crore for the
construction of solar traffic signals. The proposal for solar traffic
signals was sent to the planning commission by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), according to an official release.
"BMC has proposed that 17 existing traffic signals should be powered by solar energy," said BMC commissioner Vishesh Garhpale who presented the proposal under the aegis of the principal secretary, finance.
He informed the government and planning commission officials that
besides the solar signals, 10 pedestrian request signals would also be
constructed for the convenience of commuters and to facilitate the
movement of pedestrians on road.
Garhpale proposed the establishment of solar blinkers at 60 junctions in the city. The solar signals will also have a backup energy of four hours to keep functioning till the evening hours and during power cuts.
Collector Nikunj Shirvastava and Garhpale also visited the proposed spots for solar signals.
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