India' first automated multi-level car park inaugurated in Kolkata

Kolkata, Apr 20 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inaugurated the country's first automated multi-level car parking system here today.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the new system, set up by the Simplex group, would accommodate 280 cars on Build-own-operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis for a period of 20 years at New Market.

Senior vice-president (Finance and Accounts) K Mishra said the company would bring four prototype models from the Korean firm.

''Once the technology transfer is over, we will start manufacturing the entire system in Kolkata. '' Yesterday, Simplex signed a technology transfer agreement with EWW, a Dutch company, for a fully automated car parking system. It will sign another agreement with the Korean company for the technology transfer of the semi-automated parking system.

The company was working with the Delhi Municipality Corp as a consultant for development of 11 car-parking zones. Simplex will develop another three zones itself.

UNI