Big relief to commuters in Delhi city as fully-automated puzzle car parking will roll out soon

New Delhi, March 5: Busy national capital is facing huge parking and traffic problems daily. To get rid of these problems, Delhi Municipal Corporation has taken initiative. A fully-automated puzzle car parking is being built in the busy Adhchini area in south Delhi, the South Delhi Municipality Corporation said Monday, claiming that it will be the "first" such facility in the city.

The foundation stone of the project was laid on Monday by BJP's national vice-president Shyam Jaju, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) said.

Compared to conventional parking, its operation and maintenance cost will be much lower and the puzzle parking facility requires just one person to operate it, the SDMC said.

It added that the retrieval time of a vehicle in the tower parking will be just three minutes in comparison to 15 minutes in conventional parking.

"Delhi's first fully-automated puzzle car parking at Adhchini village will be commissioned in the next six months. This will have an attractive modular design with a canopy. A pilot (operator) will be deployed there to park and retrieve cars, and the entire process will be fast and smooth," the SDMC said in a statement.

"The puzzle parking is being constructed over an area of 310 sqm at a cost of Rs. 7.55 cr. It will accommodate 56 cars. It is being developed in two modules with six levels each. It will be eco-friendly, allow faster parking and retrieval with lifts, offer customised parking solution, comprehensive fire safety, and be fully safe," the SDMC statement said.

New parking sites once commissioned will be able to contain air pollution as consumption of fuel during a long search for parking will be over and users will be able to make use of the parking sites at various localities, South Delhi Mayor Chawla said. Municipal Commissioner Goel said the SDMC will commission the new parking sites with full precision and quality.