Parking Spaces viz–a-viz Healthcare Facilities in Jalandhar City

By : Ar. Mridula Sharma, Ravi Inder Singh, Sakshi Sahni

Page No: 83-103

Abstract
The purpose of this article is to study and analyse the problems caused by excessive number of healthcare facilities in Jalandhar City. Jalandhar City is the city with maximum number of healthcare facilities in Asia. A sample is selected from the large set of hospitals in the city with the help of stratified random sampling technique. The field surveys are undertaken around the sample set of hospitals to understand the ground situation. Optimum number of parking spaces are not provided for the visitors by the hospital authorities and it has also been observed that a significant number of healthcare facilities do not have adequate parking spaces as per the parking norms mentioned in respective guidelines and bylaws. Encroachments by vehicles of visitors are visible on roads and also on the private properties of residents around the healthcare facilities.

Authors :
Ar. Mridula Sharma : Ph.D., Research Scholar, G.R.D. School of Planning, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India.
Ravi Inder Singh : Assistant Professor, G.R.D. School of Planning, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India.
Sakshi Sahni : Assistant Professor, G.R.D. School of Planning, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/NL.2023.55.03.6