Parking fees hiked by 17% at 32 parking lots in Chandigarh
India Today
Parking fees for four-wheelers have been increased from Rs 12 to Rs 14 and from Rs 6 to Rs 7 for two-wheelers. Amidst the increase in the parking charges, the Municipal Corporation has not yet sought implementation of hourly charges.
The parking fees in Zone 1 under the city Municipal Corporation have been hiked by 17 percent, while the revision in Zone 2 parking charges is likely within a month.
Notably, parking lots in the city are divided into two zones; 32 in Zone 1 and 57 in Zone 2. While Zone 1 comprises parking lots in the southern and eastern sectors, including Sectors 20, 26 and 34, northern areas, including Sector 7, 8 and 9, 17, 22 and Sukhna Lake fall under Zone 2.
After the hike in the parking charges in Zone 1, parking fees for four-wheelers have been increased from Rs 12 to Rs 14 and from Rs 6 to Rs 7 for two-wheelers.
According to a report published in the Hindustan Times (HT), Ram Kishan, contractor, zone 1, said, “The hike is part of the annual increase approved by MC in the allotment agreement. Last year, too, we had increased the rates by 20%.”
Amidst the increase in the parking charges, the Municipal Corporation has not yet sought implementation of hourly charges.
Citing the lack of smart facilities in the parking lots, MC additional commissioner Rupesh Aggarwal said, “The contractors have still not fully implemented the smart features in their respective parking lots, which is a prerequisite for imposition of hourly charges.”
Notably, the smart features include online booking of parking space, e-ticketing, HD night-vision CCTV cameras, smart card passes, LED display of real-time occupancy, among others.
