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

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.

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[roomabiswas]

That's called issue based journalism...great job...just imagine the amount of money NOIDA Authority is earning from these BIG car companies and fooling the public!!

[ROBINCHAUHAN_]

this is the example of true journalism . no shouting, no fight with anyone . just pure questions, facts, law and reality check . keep it up.

[amanbindra]

This is what good journalism can do. If media actually kept their spine. This country would have done much better in last 10 years.

[Mohsinbagban]

So, they used public money to build a parking structure, and now they rented it out to private showrooms? Nice.. Aapda me Awsar...

[Suryaenterprisesph]

Multi level parking ❎
Multi level corruption ✅

[Rishabhv]

Give this journalist some reward man. Great journalism. Salute sir!

[avinashtripathi]

Now I got to know why every time I try to park my car, I am informed that Parking is full

[RESOLUTEMIND]

This is what real journalism looks like, Keep up the good work

[rahulronny]

Main is parking main gya hoon . Main bhi ye dekh kar kafi hairan tha ke itni badi parking main sirf unsold car park hoti hain ...tata se lekar bade brand sabhi isko Wearhouse ki taraha use karte hai aur public parking ke liye pareshan hoti hai the you brought the matter in public domain

[rajnishbajwa]

We want this type of journalism in this country

[hemantchamoli]

No news channels talks about issues related to aam admi . Appreciate your efforts. Good work

[PriyeshSinghKunjan]

Anmol Pritam,
What a honest and Brave man yar, I have seen many ground reports from him. He is very blunt, straight forward and to the point no mirch masala..

Kudos to him 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks a lot Anmol Bhai and Newslaundry ..

[alokmishra]

Ground reporting is so rare these days...thank you so much for this 🎉

[brajpatak]

यहीं तो विकास है, पब्लिक money पर कॉरपोरेट profit 😂😂

[obedkhan]

This is real journalism, Not Always having senseless debate

[Modiyogimodiyogimodi]

Thanks for bringing up Noida, there are many such issues in Noida, please bring them up, especially corruption in property registration offices of Noida, it’s huge!

[BakshishSingh]

That's the real journalism. Thanks for raising it.

[TheAdarshBalak]

Dekho Dekho AISE HOTI H REPORTING
chaach tak walo, Chee news walo aur jitne. Bhi hain
Naa koi gaali galoch
Naa koi aggression
Naa koi debate
Naa hi koi pet fight
ONLY NORMAL REPORT
BUT HIS VOICE HITS MANY OF US
GREAT REPORTING BROTHER ❤️
KEEP IT UP 💪

[anasshams]

This is just another example for systemic corruption !?

[anubhavpandey]

This is the kind of journalism we need in this country! Such a shame on this kind of corruption and this should be a big news and the PEOPLE MUST KNOW THIS!