State’s First Tunnel Parking to be Built in Kempty, Mussoorie | 05 Jan 2023

Why In News?

On January 4, 2023, Uttarakhand Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan held a review meeting with the officials of all the working institutions regarding tunnel parking, automated parking in Dehradun, informed that the state's first tunnel parking will be built in the Kempty area of Mussoorie. Its Detailed Project Report (DPR) was approved by the government.

Key Points

• Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan said that this parking will be prepared by the National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL). Apart from this, five automated parking lots were approved in Haridwar under the joint auspices of Haridwar Roorkee Development Authority (HRDA) and NHIDCL. Their DPR will be prepared soon.
• Apart from this, the DPR of ten major parking projects in the state is in the final stage.
• A roadmap of 158 new parking lots has been prepared in the state. More than 10,000 vehicles can be parked in these. These include 50 surface parking, 88 multi-level car parking, nine automated and 12 tunnel parking.
• District and New Parking-