PUNE: Members of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) standing committee have demanded that pay-and-park facilities be started at important busy locations in the city.The issue of parking facilities was raised at the standing committee meeting on Tuesday.

Chairman of the standing committee Jagdish Shetty said that members pointed out that people face parking problems at major chowks which often see vehicles parked around haphazardly. The members said that safe places for parking need to be provided at some of the busy locations in the city. They have suggested that such facilities be developed near the Chinchwadgaon flyover, Bhosari flyover and Babasaheb Ambedkar chowk in Pimpri.

Shetty said that the civic panel members also expressed displeasure over the slow progress of the construction of the Empire Estate flyover. The members have demanded that action be taken to speed up the work. Shrikant Savane, executive engineer, PCMC, replied that around 10 to 15 notices have been issued to the contractor to speed up the work, but there has been no improvement. He added that several meetings have been held with the contractor's officials and action will be taken against the contractor as per provisions of the contract.