Rs 580 cr of public money, but Noida’s largest multilevel parking is now a private godown

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Despite Rs 580 crore of public money being used to construct an eight-storey parking facility, including a basement, in Noida, only 10 percent of it is open to the public. Most of it is being used as a warehouse by dealers of major automobile brands, from MG to Tata. Inaugurated by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath in 2020 and constructed by the Noida authority for the “convenience of the public”, the operations and maintenance of the multilevel parking were handed over in 2022 to MG Infra Solutions, a private player, through a bidding process. This company claimed that the public demand was not enough to maintain costs and rented out most of the space with official “permission”. But when Newslaundry visited the facility next to the Botanical Garden metro station in Sector 38A, the ground floor and a part of the basement designated for the general public were crammed. And over 30 cars belonging to commuters were haphazardly parked on ramps on other spots within the premises. Of the parking lot’s two entrances, only one was open to the public while another was being used to park godown vehicles. The stretch leading to the facility was lined with trailers carrying large containers, which were being used to ferry showroom cars without number plates. The building’s basement was being used to store Honda cars and by electronic cab service BluSmart for a charging station. The first floor was being used for Toyota, Skoda and Datsun cars, blanketed with dust. The second floor only had Tata vehicles, while the third floor was for vehicle trading platform Cars24, which also has a small office on the same floor. The fourth floor was reserved for MG and Kia automobiles. The fifth and sixth floors are closed, lying unused. Some of this may also be in violation of the rules. Watch. Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=social Power our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war: https://www.newslaundry.com/nl-sena/gaza-one-year-later-dispatches-from-ground-zero Download the all-new Newslaundry app: https://www.newslaundry.com/download-app Join us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va61PEo0QeacOqU9vr2k Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry

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