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Saragarhi Multi-Storey Parking Complex: Neglected 300m From the Golden Temple

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 4.7 / 5 · 1,188 reviews⌖ Near Golden Temple / Heritage Street, Amritsar, AmritsarEntry #04 in Amritsar
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Built barely 300 metres from the Golden Temple to serve pilgrims and tourists, the five-storey Saragarhi parking complex has non-functional lifts, no potable water, no CCTV, no fire-safety systems and poor sanitation despite charging ₹100 per car. Activists say the city's only central multi-storey parking facility collects daily revenue while failing to provide basic amenities.

The official record states: "Not specified"

“Three hundred metres from the Golden Temple, five storeys, no working lifts, no water, no fire safety, full fees.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/saragarhi-multi-storey-parking-languishes-for-want-of-facilities-629765

Visitor reviews Satire

“A hundred rupees a car, three hundred metres from the Golden Temple, and not one working lift in five storeys.”
TR T. Rao · Amritsar★★★★★
“No potable water, no CCTV, no fire safety system, and pilgrims carrying luggage up the stairs.”
LM L. Menon · Amritsar★★★★★
“It is the only central multi-storey parking in Amritsar, which is why the fees get collected and nothing else happens.”
DG D. Ghosh · Amritsar★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/AMR/2006/PAR
Status
Under repeat neglect
Category
Parking structure
State
Punjab
Year
Built 2006-07
Cost to taxpayers
₹25 Cr

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