The National Green Tribunal has slammed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for sitting over a proposal to build a multi-level parking facility in Lajpat Nagar area for over four months.
"It's shocking the way you people talk. Lajpat Nagar doesn't need any more hospitals. There are already several big hospitals in the area. If you want to build a hospital then make arrangements for parking first," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said.
The observations came after the municipal corporation informed the bench about its plans to construct a 100-bed hospital in the area. On the issue of construction of the multi-level parking, the corporation said it was yet to identify a site.
The green panel directed SDMC and PWD to place cement Jersey Barriers at both the ends of the road in the Lajpat Nagar market.
During the hearing, the tribunal was informed that the temporary parking space provided by Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) can accommodate nearly 550 cars which has provided a great relief to the traffic congestion in Lajpat Nagar.
The green bench asked Central Pollution Control Board to place on record ambient air quality analysis of Lajpat Nagar and post its orders.
It had also pulled up the Municipal Corporation for "sitting over" Rs 120 crore given to it by Lajpat Nagar shopkeepers in 2006 for construction of parking areas.
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