BANGALORE: Even as the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) Council has expressed itself against the re-introduction of the controversial "pay and park" system, the Traffic Police have recommended that the system should be brought back on 91 roads in the city.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) M.N. Reddi sent the list of 91 roads to BMP Commissioner K. Jothiramalingam on Monday. "We have recommended that the `pay and park' system needs to be re-introduced at over 200 locations on 91 roads, where disciplined parking is essential. The list has been sent to the BMP but there has been no discussion on the issue as yet," Mr. Reddi told The Hindu on Wednesday.

Sources in the BMP, who admitted that they have received the list, said no decision had been taken as yet. "We are planning to work out a concrete solution to the problem at least on some prominent roads," the sources said.

After the former Mayor, R. Narayanaswamy, scrapped the "pay and park" system on April 1, 2005, the N. Dharam Singh Government had rejected the proposal and asked the BMP to bring back the system. Though the Government's decision was placed before the BMP Council in February, the issue was not taken up for discussion following differences between the Opposition Janata Dal (Secular) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members.

While approving the BMP budget for 2006-2007, the council set up a committee to study the pros and cons of bringing back the system. The sources said the committee, headed by Mayor Mumtaz Begum, was likely to meet this week.

`Metered parking'

The following roads have recommended under the "metered parking" system: Gandhinagar 3rd Main Road, 5th Main Road, Subedar Chatram Road, Sajjan Rao Road, Sajjan Rao Circle, 7th Cross and Bazaar Street in Chamarajpet, Jayanagar 8th `F' Main Road (22nd Cross to 27th Cross), Jayanagar 9th Main Road (Canara Bank Circle to Syndicate Bank Circle), Jayanagar 9th Main Road (4th Block bus-stand to RV Dental College), Jayanagar 27th Main Road, Jayanagar 30th Cross, JP Nagar 24th Main Road (Arvind Circle to 7th Cross), Mayo Hall and Cauvery Emporium to Museum Road Junction.

These roads have been identified for the regular "pay and park" system: NR Road (Slaughterhouse Road Junction to 3rd Cross Junction), Lalbagh Fort Road (Krumbeigal Road Junction to Burugal Math Road Junction), Modi Road (from Modi Junction to Sankara Math Circle, LIC Road (Sankara Math Circle to Havanur Circle), Vijaynagar East Service Road (P and T Junction to Vijaynagar Bus Stand), Siddiah Puranik Road (Havanur Circle to KHB Junction), Magadi Main Road (in front of Kamakshipalya Lake), Dr Rajkumar Road (17th Cross Junction), Rajajinagar 10th Cross (Dr Rajkumar Road Junction to MKK Road Junction), Dr Rajkumar Road (Navrang Circle to Rajajinagar Entrance), Yeshwanthpur 1st Main Road (Jain Temple Cross to HMT Main Road), Cambridge Road, Brunton Road, CMH Road, Coles Road, St. John's Church Road, Central Street (Infantry Road to Cubbon Road Junction), Thimmaiah Road (Nayaranpillai Street to Cooke's Road), Lady Curzon Road, Infantry Cross Road, Dispensary Road, Infantry Road (near Elbit Diagnostics), Ibrahim Saheb Street, Jewellers' Street (Commercial Street to Dharmaraya Koil Street), Main Guard (Military Campus) Kamaraj Road, Commercial Street Road and Jumma Masjid Road, Church Street (Brigade Road to St. Mark's Road), Ali Askar Road, Cunningham Cross Road, Kumara Park Road (near BDA office), Crescent Road, Museum Road, Seshadripuram 1st Main Road, MG Road (Public Utility Building), Symphony Road and Langford Road (near hockey stadium and Nanjappa Circle).

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail