The multi-level parking lot at Sarojini Nagar Market, which was supposed to open last month, is still waiting to be inaugurated. The parking space, built at an approximate cost of Rs 80 crore, is waiting for approvals from various departments, said New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) officials. It is yet to get a go-ahead from the fire department and the Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC). "The process is on and the approvals are expected to come soon," said a senior NDMC official. However, according to sources, the installation of fire safety equipment was done at the last moment, which delayed the clearances. Twenty five per cent of the parking lot area will be used to develop a shopping complex. While everybody, including the shopkeepers, shoppers and the residents of the area, are happy about the parking lot, they are disappointed by the delay in its opening. "We hope that the parking space is opened before the festive season which is about to begin. There is a huge rush in the market during this time," said Siddharth Mishra, owner of a garment shop in the market. The multi-level parking lot, which will accommodate over 800 vehicles, has seven floors starting from the second floor. The fee of the parking lot, which will be operational round the clock, will be Rs 10 for two hours. The features of the parking space include car lifts, pallets, computerised control systems etc. The maximum retrieval time for a car will be three minutes. A pallet-based system will be used in both the parking sites which will use basements for the entry of the cars from where they will be taken up by lifts. The vehicle will be transferred to an empty pallet and an empty space will be identified either horizontally or vertically through a computerised control system. The proposal for the construction of this parking lot was floated in 2007 and the project was targeted to be completed in 30 months.