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• The government has turned to history to find a solution to the problem of parking at Khan Market. A multilevel parking lot will be set up here, which will be connected by a 40-foot wide road that existed in 1922. To this effect, the Land & Development Office has filed an affidavit in high court with details of the 5,400 square metre-spot chosen for the parking lot and how it can be accessed. It has also submitted maps of the existing and proposed plan.

• The 1922 road used to be an extension of the Amrita Shergill Marg; but it was encroached upon and gradually disappeared over time. "While studying the L&DO's historical plans, I found that there was a road that connected Amrita Shergill Marg to Humayun Road, and which, if recreated, would allow roads to be available on all four sides of the Khan Market Community Centre (KMCC). This in turn would allow better ingress and egress from KMCC. Vehicles can enter from Subramaniam Bharti Marg and Amrita Shergill Marg and exit from Humayun Road," said architect and urban planner Sudhir Vohra, consultant to NDMC for the project.Officials sources confirmed that NDMC has agreed to recreate the road and L&DO has agreed to allot the land as the plot is ideal for a parking lot as it is connected by roads on all three sides. The decision was taken after the court ordered meetings between NDMC, CPWD, Traffic Police and L&DO to be held on a daily basis since last November.

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