Delhi Government Notifies Draft Parking Policy Discouraging Parking on Streets and Footpaths
Delhi government has notified its parking policy, discouraging parking vehicles on footpaths and allowing civil agencies to chalk out a plan for parking in the residential areas. Under the draft parking policy, which was notified on September 23, the municipal bodies will consider the open spaces near the colonies as public parking lots.
Delhi, September 26: The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has notified its parking policy, discouraging parking vehicles on streets and footpaths, and allowing civil agencies to chalk out a plan for parking in the residential areas. Under the Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules 2019, which was notified on September 23, the municipal bodies will consider the open spaces near the colonies as public parking lots.
“Parking on footpaths shall be strictly prohibited and civic agencies shall tow such illegally parked vehicles... On all lanes and streets, a lane must be earmarked for unhindered movement of emergency vehicles like ambulances, fire tenders, police vehicles, etc. No parking shall be allowed on this lane,” the policy states. Motor Vehicle Act 2019: From Rear Seat Belt to Unsafe Vehicle, Five Lesser Known Traffic Violation Rules That Are Not New But Whose Fines Have Been Raised.
To discourage long-duration parking on streets and footpaths, the policy provides an incremental increase in fees to the time for which the vehicle was parked. Regular shuttle services will also be provided as a part of parking facilities which will be added in the total parking fee.
“The owners of vacant plots in the residential colonies and commercial areas should be authorised for use of these plots as parking places against parking fees. Upon permission to use such vacant plot as multilevel parking under building by-laws, such plots can be used as such for that purpose,” the policy states.
The Supreme Court of India had ordered that the draft rules of the policy should be notified before September 30. Now notified, the civic bodies will hold consultations with residents and designate spaces which may be converted into paid parking lots.
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