Parking space for over 1,300 cars in Noida by year-end

Noida: In a major relief for residents in Noida, work on three underground parking lots in the city with space to accommodate more than 1,300 cars is nearing completion, Noida Authority officials said on Friday.

The multi-storey parking lots, with estimated costs of Rs 141.23 crore are to be built in Sectors 1, 2, and 3, which are infamous for traffic congestion arising as a result of excessive roadside parking, a senior official said.

In total, the three underground parking lots in the city will be able to make parking space for 1,361 cars by the end of this year, the official added.

The parking in Sector 1, built at an estimated cost of Rs 47.26 crore, will have space for 534 cars in an area of 17,160 sq metres and is scheduled to get completed by this December-end, Noida Authority's General Manager Rajeev Tyagi said.

"Work is also underway for a Rs 61.82 crore parking in Sector 2 which will have space for 565 cars in an area of 18,273 sq metres," he said, adding that the project is expected to be completed by October-end.

The officer said the third parking is coming up in Sector 3.

"It will have space for 262 cars in an area of 11,370 sq metres. It is being built for an estimated cost of Rs 32.15 crore and work on it will be completed by June-end," Tyagi said.