This 465-space, three-floor-plus-terrace parking complex covering 14,611 sq m has run well below capacity since opening, filling to barely two-and-a-half floors even at peak times, despite parking being free; a planned hop-on hop-off shuttle service to draw users to the facility never materialised.
On record
The official record states: "GTDC chairman Nilesh Cabral said usage improved traffic in the surrounding area, but did not directly explain the low occupancy; the promised shuttle service to boost usage was never implemented."
Filed as "Grossly underutilised" and dated to Opened November 2016, this entry sits under the "₹90 crore" 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 contractor has been blacklisted and rehired within the same financial year.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
Visitor reviews
“Wandered over during a long layover in Panaji. The barricades deserve a heritage tag by now.”
“Parked nearby by accident and ended up staying an hour. It photographs better than it performs, like most public works.”
“Went looking for the other and found the barricades first. The plaque was on time; the plaque was the whole event.”