The New Indian Express 18.09.2013
Parking fees to be back on city roads

them into three packages. Bicycle parking will be free. (Express/File
photo: Suresh Nampoothiri)
Parking fees are likely to be back in three months. The Bruhat
Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) plans to charge Rs 15, Rs 10 and Rs 5
for two-wheelers on roads categorised as A, B and C, while cars will
have to pay Rs 30, Rs 20 and Rs 10, respectively.
The proposal will be discussed at the council meeting on Wednesday.
The
BBMP has identified 85 roads in core Bangalore and has categorised them
into three packages: These are premium parking (A), business parking
(B) and ordinary parking (C). Bicycle parking will be free.
BBMP
Commissioner M Lakshminarayana told Express: “Once we get a nod from the
Council, we will call tenders for the project. This move is just to
formalise the parking system in the city.”
The Commissioner said
they are planning to brand the move as Bangalore Initiative for Parking
(BIP). “A unique logo will be put across identified parking places. With
just the logo, people can recognise that there is parking space,” he
said.
The government will give final approval for the tenders. It will take around three months for this procedure.
To
overcome the old problem of the parking mafia, the new parking system
will be automated. Both parking timings and fee will be computerised. A
fare meter— like the ones in parking lots in malls— will be installed at
these parking areas. This will be functional 24 hours all throughout
the week.
Details of number of vehicles that can be parked and
space in these parking areas will be monitored from a central control
room. Details on space available on each street as well as nearby ones
will be displayed on digital boards at parking areas.
There will
be surveillance cameras at all parking lots. Estimated cost, including
construction of lots, installing fare metres, road signboards and other
expenses is Rs 80 crore.
Last year, the BBMP council approved the
implementation of a uniform parking policy in the city and the same was
approved by the government in March.
The Directorate of Urban Land Transport had prepared an action plan.
They
concentrated on an area with east to west boundary from Halasuru to
Sirsi Circle and south to north boundary from Lalbagh Main Gate to
Palace Grounds.
The DULT survey found that within this area of
Bangalore city, there was demand to create parking for as many as 4,800
cars and 10,000 two-wheelers.
Major roads to be covered
Package
A: Avenue Rd, Subedar Chatram Rd, Race Course Rd, Cunningham Rd,
Commercial Street, MG Rd, Brigade Rd, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Rd, Kasturba
Rd, Residency Rd, Lalbagh Rd, NR Rd and Dispensary Rd
Package B:
SP Main Rd, Dhanvanthari Rd, Nrupatunga Rd, part of Kasturba Rd, Palace
Rd, part of SC Rd, Seshadri Rd, District Office Rd, Laidas Marg Rd, Link
Rd, Ramachandra Rd, Railway Parallel Rd, Palace Cross Rd, Lady Curzon
Rd, Millers Rd, Millers Tank Bund Rd, Ali Askar Rd, St John’s Church Rd,
Kensington Rd, Veerapillai Street, Ibrahim Saheb Street, Meenakshi Koil
Street, Seppings Rd, Dharmaraja Koil Street, Haines Rd, Hospital Rd,
Kamraj Rd, Gangadhar Shetty Rd, Wood Street, Castle Street, Brunton Rd,
Lavelle Rd, St Marks Rd, Church street, Grant Rd, Convent Rd, Pampa
Mahakavi Rd, Mission Rd 3rd Cross and Chikkabazaar Rd
Package C:
BVK Iyengar Rd, Chickpet Main Rd, AS Char Street, Balepet Rd, Bannappa
Park Rd, Cubbonpet Main Rd, K V temple Street, Killari Street,
Nagarthpet Main Rd, Police Station Rd, RT Street, Sulthanpet Main Rd,
Sankey Rd, Jasma Bhavan Rd, Edward Rd, Union Street, Annaswamy Rd,
Thimmaiah Rd, Broadway Rd, St John’s Rd, Osborne Rd and Shivaji Rd.