New Delhi: The Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) has refused to issue a completion no objection certificate (NOC) for the new super speciality block at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital, over concerns regarding lack of parking facilities and “discrepancies” in the project. 

The commission denied issuing a completion NOC, saying that while a multi-level car parking (MLCP) design scheme had been formally approved by the commission in view of existing and future parking requirements within the hospital campus for doctors, visitors, and other users, it has neither been reflected nor included in the current submission.

“Overall, the current submission, received at the completion stage, lacks clarity and has discrepancies. The architect is advised to adhere to all the above and furnish a point-by-point incorporation and response,” the DUAC said, news agency PTI reported.

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According to the proposal, the building plans for the project were initially approved in September 2015. The new super speciality block at RML hospital has three basements, ground plus 11 floors.   

A revised proposal for the super speciality block, along with the proposal for MLCP, was later approved on July 16, 2021, with specific observations.

The DUAC further said during the deliberations, the architect informed that “the MLCP has not yet been constructed and is proposed to be taken up at a later stage; however, this assertion has not been substantiated with appropriate documentation.” The commission, therefore, advised the architect to furnish relevant correspondence, reports PTI.  

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Delhi High Court has directed the medical superintendent of Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital to submit an affidavit in response to a petition highlighting the issue of non-availability of proper medical facilities at the institute. 

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