Multi-level parking at Nampally
If the parking garage in ‘Mission Impossible 4Ghost Protocol’ struck awe, a similar facility will come up at Nampally within nine months.
At a throwaway distance from the Nampally station, Novum, the `55-crore multi-level parking area, is spread over 2,000 sq. m and will be fully automated. It can park 250 cars automatically in three basements and seven floors about the ground. Another 100 twowheelers can be parked manually.
Parking and retrieval of cars is as easy as pressing a touch screen on a smart phone. On lines of the movie MI4, a vehicle to be parked in the complex will be guided to entry where motorists can drop off the vehicle on a 5.5-metre turntable.
Here, a system captures a 360º image of the vehicle along with the number plate to resolve any disputes regarding that may arise later on.
The user will get a smart card after parking to retrieve the cars. For regular users, RFIDs will be provided for barrier-free parking.
A series of sensors in the I/O terminal then scans the vehicle. Based on the dimensions the parking system will automatically classify the car into SUV or sedan and park it at the designated bay on an appropriate floor.
Hyderabad Metro Rail managing director N.V.S. Reddy said, “The facilities will be fully enclosed, safe, well-lit and air-conditioned. The process of parking at Novum would be exciting and many people may come to see what it looks like. It will have a deck at the top floor for people to see the operations and get a feel of the complex".
Novum will tap the full potential of the solar and wind energy.
The ground-breaking ceremony for the facility was done by Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi on Saturday.
Mr Joshi said, “Nampally was considered as part of the Old City but with this parking facility it will be a modern city.