The Hindu 19.09.2014
Parking a costly affair in South Delhi
Rs.20 per hour for cars, Rs.10 per hour for two-wheelers now
Soon visitors to South Delhi will have to pay double for
a parking spot, with the Standing Committee of the local civic body on
Thursday passing a proposal to hike rates.
Parking
rates will be hiked from Rs.10 to Rs.20 per hour for cars and from Rs.7
to Rs.10 per hour for two-wheelers. The Standing Committee of the South
Delhi Municipal Corporation cleared the hike, hoping that it would make a
dent in the parking mafia.
While the Opposition
Congress objected to it, the BJP-led Corporation passed the plan and
agreed to have a discussion in the House regarding the same.
Leader
of the House Subhash Arya said: “After we have a discussion in the
House, the Commissioner will present the preamble and it will be put
into force.”
He added that the tender process for new
parking lots are ongoing and the contracts will be allotted as per the
new rates. Mr. Arya added that the illegal mafia that runs parking in
Delhi would be hit as the hike in rates would help contractors earn a
realistic amount.
However, Leader of the Opposition
Farhad Suri said the move would not really have an impact on the parking
mafia. “This move will just put additional burden on the public and the
parking mafia will continue to rake in huge amounts of money,” said Mr.
Suri.
‘This move will just put additional burden on the public and the parking mafia will continue to rake in huge amounts of money’