Two multi-level parking lots proposed in Salem

The corporation two-wheeler parking stand and the vacant land for the proposed multiple parking lot in Salem. —PHOTO: P. GOUTHAM

To ease traffic congestion and provide adequate space
for parking, the City Municipal Corporation has proposed to establish
multi-level parking lots near Dr. MGR Central Bus Stand (New Bus Stand)
and near Old Bus Stand at a total cost of Rs. 10 crore.

Corporation
officials said that due to non-availability of parking space for
two-wheelers in Old Bus Stand area, vehicles are parked haphazardly
causing traffic congestion throughout the day. Hence, the corporation
proposes to construct a multi-level parking lot near the River
Thirumanimutharu at a cost of Rs. 5 crore. Also the existing two-wheeler
parking lot near New Bus Stand is insufficient as vehicles have to be
parked in open space. Hence, a new parking lot is proposed adjacent to
the overhead tank at a cost of Rs. 5 crore. Corporation Commissioner M.
Ashokan told
The Hindu
that a proposal would be submitted to the Commissionerate of Municipal
Administration, Chennai, for approval and later a consultant would be
appointed to study the required space, vehicle parking capacity and the
number of storey required for the parking lot.

The
civic body would seek Rs. 10 crore loan with grants from Tamil Nadu
Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
(TUFIDCO) and Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited
(TNUIFSL) for implementing the two projects.