The Hindu 31.10.2014
Parking rate hike deferred
Parking rates in North and South Delhi will increase
from November 1, but charges in East Delhi will stay put at Rs.10 for
cars and Rs.7 for two-wheelers for now.
The East
Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Standing Committee on Thursday postponed a
proposal to hike car parking charges to Rs.20 for the first hour and
Rs.50 for up to three hours. The North and South Delhi municipal
corporations, however, have notified the increase in rates from November
1, Saturday. The new rates in North Delhi will be Rs.20 for the first
hour and Rs.10 for each subsequent hour for cars. In South Delhi, the
car parking charges will be Rs.20 per hour, with a cap of Rs.100 per
day.
EDMC Leader of the House Ram Narayan Dubey said:
“The North and South civic bodies have different rates. So we want to
discuss the issue with officials of both corporations as well as our
party’s State leadership to make the confusion less.” Mr. Dubey added
that the EDMC leadership would meet Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay
and officers of the North and South civic bodies on Friday. The final
proposal will be brought before the Standing Committee before being sent
to the House on November 17.
