Noida plans app for booking parking slots in advance

The Noida authority will also provide app-based services in Sector 18 multilevel parking, which has a capacity of 3,000 vehicles.

The Noida authority is developing a mobile application for parking services at its upcoming multilevel parking facilities.

Authority officials said similar request for proposals will be invited for the other upcoming lots at Botanic Garden, underground parking projects in Sector 1 , Sector 3 , and Sector 5 .(HT File Photo/ Representative Image)

The application will display the available slots on a real-time basis, allow booking of parking space, and facilitate payment through various gateways.

People can also book their parking slots in advance to evade any inconvenience later. This is significant as a number of shoppers face difficulties in finding parking space during weekends near Noida shopping malls and markets.

Rajeev Tyagi, general manager, Noida authority, said the authority has floated a request for proposal for selection of a concessionaire for the design, development, implementation and operation of a smart parking management system for newly developed parking facility in Sector 16-A (Film City area).

Authority officials said similar request for proposals will be invited for the other upcoming lots at Botanic Garden (7,000 cars), underground parking projects in Sector 1 (534 cars), Sector 3 (565 cars), and Sector 5 (262 cars).

The Noida authority will also provide app-based services in Sector 18 multilevel parking, which has a capacity of 3,000 vehicles.

This lot was inaugurated in January 2018.

“The agency will also develop a mobile application for parking. This aims to help people visiting multilevel parking facilities in the city. The Film City underground parking will provide a huge relief to commuters in Sector 16, which houses several media houses,” Tyagi said.

In the absence of a parking lot, the Film City roads are usually choked owing to unauthorised on-road parking.

According to the proposal document, the app will facilitate walk-in parking— motorists who enter a parking lot without any prior booking will get a QR coded ticket, or any other advanced technology as deemed fit by concessionaire.

“In the online booking, users will be allowed to book a slot in advance through the application. The app will also display reservation for specially abled citizens, facility for extending the duration of a pre-booked parking space, etc,” the authority’s document reads.

The smart parking management system will also direct drivers to the available slots through LED signages and also via the app.

Officials said the Noida authority is trying to complete its four underground parking projects and one multilevel parking facility at Botanic Garden to provide parking facilities for 10,000 vehicles by the end of the year.

Earlier, the authority had planned to open them by Marchend, but the projects got delayed due to Lok Sabha elections. Tyagi said a similar smart system will be started at all multilevel parking projects in the city.