India, June 14 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to demolish the long defunct multilevel mechanised parking facility on Jangli Maharaj Road (J M Road) near Chhatrapati Sambhaji garden and replace it with a new, higher-capacity parking structure as part of its efforts to address the city's burgeoning parking crisis.

The proposal was discussed at the PMC standing committee meeting held on Thursday. Civic officials said that the existing parking facility, which has remained largely non-functional for several years, has failed to serve its intended purpose despite being located in one of the city's busiest commercial corridors.

Standing committee chairman Shrinath Bhimale said that the civic administration is exploring red...