New Delhi: Even a year after the car blast near the Red Fort, several questions linked to the capital’s security arrangements remain unresolved. The problems of encroachment and illegal parking around the blast site continue. Questions are also being raised over regular security checks of vehicles and CCTV surveillance arrangements in around 700 parking facilities in Delhi.
According to the report, despite a police post being located in front of the site, a large number of street vendors continue to sit along the roadside. Encroachment affects movement on the road. Not only this, there are allegations that illegal parking is also being operated a short distance from the site. It has been stated that the licence for this parking facility was cancelled in August 2025 due to non-payment of fees. Despite this, parking is said to have continued there, with illegal daily collections amounting to lakhs of rupees coming to light.
Concern has also been expressed over parking security arrangements. According to the report, barring NDMC’s Baba Kharak Singh Marg and Sarojini Nagar Market parking facilities, regular checks are not carried out at the time of vehicle entry at many places. Some parking facilities also do not have CCTV cameras at entry and exit points.
Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi has said the process of forming town vending committees to remove encroachments has been completed. Meanwhile, according to Delhi Police Joint Commissioner Madhur Verma, more than 250 modern CCTV cameras have been installed in and around the Red Fort area. Even so, the need for effective action on parking security and encroachment remains.
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