Maharashtra’s first ‘smart parking’ to come up in Nagpur

Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is planning to develop Central Bazaar Road on Ramdaspeth as ‘smart parrking’ within one month.

“Total of 85 car parking slots will be developed in a stretch of around 500 meter. It will be fully automated as it is to be laced with embedded sensors,”said Nagpur Municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar in conversation with The Times of India.

The project is a part of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ Rs 520 crore Smart City Solutions Project.

Larsen & Toubro Construction’s Smart World and Communications business unit  will develop an app for parking, city bus transportation and other facilities under the project.

My making use of the parking app, anybody can book parking space before heading to that area. Parking will be done after the person get a QR code. A digital display board will also be erected at the Smart Parking.

“There was delay in getting permissions, procurement of materials and problems in sites identification. Project is planned in a span of just one year. But we are taking all efforts to ensure completion of project within given period of one year,” he added.