It should be clear to everyone that no city in the world, save alone a Capital city gives free access to people to park their vehicles in the public places. In some countries parking may cost more than Rs 1,000 per hour besides other restrictions for entering the city limits and as such the meagre parking charges imposed by the CCP should be willingly accepted by everyone for a more disciplined system and also to add revenue in the cash starved CCP coffers. Exceptions may be made to residents in the City’s old buildings who should be given free parking spaces. But what is not acceptable is giving construction licenses for all new or reconstructed buildings in the city which do not provide underground or stilt parking for its residents. If this ban was implemented ten years ago we would not be facing such severe parking problems in the city today. Besides, all vehicles parked in non-parking areas specially on road turnings, improperly parked vehicles, etc. should be towed away and owners heavily fined.
Alwyn M. D’Sa, Miramar
