The New Delhi Municipal Council plans to add more parking space at Connaught Place and Khan Market.
NDMC chairman Naresh Kumar, in his budget speech on Monday, talked about the council’s plans for the underground mechanical car parking at Khan Market and a 245-car capacity lot at Janpath to cater to Connaught Place.
“Khan Market is a well established and a high-footfall market of Central Delhi. The Land and Development office (L&DO) has allotted a 5,000 sqm plot for creating an underground parking lot without any overground construction. NDMC would build an underground car parking for about 800 cars at the plot,” Kumar said.
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According to him, the other lot at Connaught Place will cater to the huge demand for parking space during day time and office hours near LIC building and Janpath Lane.
“A piece of land behind LIC building is available with the NDMC, which is being used for surface parking. In order to create more space on roads for movement of vehicles and pedestrian, as well as parking space, it is proposed to create a five-level overground mechanical car parking for 245 cars in the year 2018-19,” the NDMC chairman said.