Built-in November 2020 at a cost of ₹18.2 crore, the 17-storey lot is the tallest parking structure in Delhi. It can accommodate 136 four-wheelers --32 SUVs and 104 sedans. However, the average utilisation remains 30% of the total capacity with 40-42 cars on an average using the space daily, a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official said asking not to be named.
Despite being located in a high parking demand area, opposite the zonal MCD office and next to the busy Yusuf Sarai market, the users prefer to park their vehicles on surface level adding to congestion in the area.
The civic body had also operates such multi-level parking lots at Adchini, Lajpat Nagar and Nizamuddin. Many other such facilities at Punjabi Bagh, Amar Colony, Karol Bagh, Fatehpuri and Nigambodh Ghat are in several states of implementation, the MCD official added.
The Adchini automated parking facility that came up in October 2021 has a 60% occupancy rate, and the Nizamuddin parking has an almost 100% utilisation rate, according to a municipal report, a copy of which HT has seen.
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