The Chief Minister said that the Government will make every effort to complete this parking within two years which would have parking facility for more than 700 vehicles. He said that this would be the biggest parking in the town which would be connected with a rope-way till Jodha Niwas so that the tourists visiting Shimla may not face any inconvenience. He said that besides commercial complex and offices, the parking would house food courts, rest rooms for public convenience, dormitory on all floors with wash room facilities, toilets for disabled. besides, the parking would be fully equipped with fire fighting system and will also have CCTV monitoring system.
He said that the department of tourism was preparing a 20 year perspective master plan in which parking for the wayside amenities are the major components. He said that the Government has kept a budget provision of Rs 15 crore this year for parking facilities and for supporting 50 % of the project cost.
The Chief Minister said that more parkings were coming up near lift, Vikasnagar, Chotta Shimla and the Government was also proposing to set up a parking near Sanjauli which would house more than 500 vehicles.
Virbhadra Singh said that more parking’s would be constructed within the town and at important tourists places within the State. He said that the Jakhu rope-way would also be completed this year.
This mega parking project would be implemented with financial assistance from the Asian development bank along with share of Government of Himachal Pradesh. The implementing agency would be HP Tourism Development Board and the mega complex would be constructed by M/S A.S. Enterprise-Sam India Built Well Pvt Ltd, Chandigarh.
Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Nand Lal, Vice-Chairman HPTDC Harish Janartha, Additional Chief Secretary (Tourism) V.C. Pharka, Commissioner Tourism-Mission Director, Mohan Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner, Dinesh Malhotra, Councillors were also present on the occasion amongst senior officers of the State government.
The Chief Minister said that more parkings were coming up near lift, Vikasnagar, Chotta Shimla and the Government was also proposing to set up a parking near Sanjauli which would house more than 500 vehicles.
Virbhadra Singh said that more parking’s would be constructed within the town and at important tourists places within the State. He said that the Jakhu rope-way would also be completed this year.
This mega parking project would be implemented with financial assistance from the Asian development bank along with share of Government of Himachal Pradesh. The implementing agency would be HP Tourism Development Board and the mega complex would be constructed by M/S A.S. Enterprise-Sam India Built Well Pvt Ltd, Chandigarh.
Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Nand Lal, Vice-Chairman HPTDC Harish Janartha, Additional Chief Secretary (Tourism) V.C. Pharka, Commissioner Tourism-Mission Director, Mohan Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner, Dinesh Malhotra, Councillors were also present on the occasion amongst senior officers of the State government.
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