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.
On record
The official record states: "Not specified"
Filed as "Under repeat neglect" and dated to Built 2006-07, this entry sits under the "₹25 crore (parking structure alone), part of a ₹240 crore elevated-road corridor" line of the public accounts.
What to expect
- A ribbon-cutting photograph that aged faster than the structure.
- Maintenance records that exist in principle.
- A budget line that grew with the confidence of the project itself.
- A file number that outlived several transfer postings.
Sourcing
1 public source — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“The file has been transferred more times than the site has been visited.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
Visitor reviews
“Came here on a heritage walk that had clearly lost the plot. The design won an award; the execution is still under consideration.”
“Made the trip after a colleague swore it was worth seeing. You can see straight through the transparency of the tender.”
“Went past three times before I was sure I had the right spot. It is a cautionary tale you can stand next to.”
