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.