More avenues would be explored to construct the parking slots in Shimla town so as to provide adequate parking space to the residents, said Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
Presiding over the meeting pertaining to the status of parking on Design Built Operate Transfer (DBOT) in Shimla town, he stressed that all the parking slots being constructed in Shimla should have a roof in historic Gothic style so that these multi-storey compounds may not face any problem of leakages during rain and snow, besides being safe for vehicles.
Reviewing the status of the four major parking complexes being constructed at Sanjauli, Chotta Shimla, Vikas Nagar and Near lift, Singh stressed for their early completion.
There were many open areas in and around Shimla which could be developed into parking slots, said the Chief Minister, asking the authorities to explore such places in and around Cemetery tunnel area and on the Jakhu Road.
When completed all the four parking compounds will provide parking facilities for 2000 or more vehicles, said Amarjeet Singh, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Shimla.