Mayor pitches multi-level parking plan to CM

Panchkula: Newly elected mayor Sham Lal Bansal proposed the development of multi-level parking facilities across Panchkula during a meeting with Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Saturday, citing mounting pressure from rising number of vehicles and limited parking space.Bansal said modern parking systems could be developed along the lines of those near Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Nada Sahib. He added that suitable sites would be identified first, followed by a joint meeting with officials of HSVP, the municipal corporation and Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority to take the proposal forward.Calling multi-level parking a “need of the hour”, the mayor said the aim was to ease inconvenience faced by residents in finding parking spaces. He described the meeting with the CM as positive.Apart from parking, ongoing and proposed development works for the city were also discussed. Bansal said Saini assured that there would be no shortage of funds and new projects would be introduced to accelerate Panchkula’s growth.