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Delhi's Greater Kailash M Block parking facility finds few takers

Delhi's Greater Kailash M Block parking facility finds few takers
South Delhi’s GK M Block has 400-car facility, but few takers: ‘Whole thing is hard work’ · indianexpress.com

In a busy shopping area of Delhi called Greater Kailash, a big new parking building has room for almost 400 cars.

Inside, a machine parks the car by itself, like a robot, which sounds pretty cool.

But not many people use it, and most drivers still park their cars on the street outside the shops.

Both the robot parking and the street parking cost the same amount of money.

People say parking in the machine takes five to ten minutes, and getting the car back takes even more time, which feels like hard work.

Last week, heavy rain caused a power cut, and the parking building had to close for a couple of days, which made people trust it less.

Some city leaders want to remove street parking so drivers have to use the new building.

Others think the city should put up signs and advertise the parking building better, or give rewards to regular users.

A former official said the new facility is safe and protects cars, but drivers still need to be convinced.

Key facts

Facility
Eight-storey automated parking facility
Capacity
Nearly 400 cars
Location
M Block market, Greater Kailash 1, South Delhi
Charges
Rs 20 per hour; Rs 100 per day (both facilities)
Operating agency
Sotefin Bharat
Opening
Last September
Rain impact
Closed a couple of days last week; basement flooding after BSES cut power
Proposed change
MCD to limit/delete surface parking stretches near market entrances

Quotes

A visitor

An unnamed market visitor expressing frustration with the automated parking process

“The whole thing is hard work”
indianexpress.com

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