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BBMP plan to check parking woes

Staff Reporter

Regulating entry of private vehicles in congested areas mooted

BBMP will provide land on 30-year lease for construction of multi-level parking facilities
Areas will be notified for overnight parking of private vehicles

BANGALORE: The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has come out with a comprehensive policy to address the chaotic parking problems in the city that focuses on construction of multi-level parking lots, besides regulating entry of private vehicles into congested areas/roads.

BBMP Commissioner S. Subramanya made a presentation in this regard at ABIDE summit here on Saturday. While the State Government has to accord legislative sanction for the policy, BBMP will be overall in-charge of updating and implementing the policy.

Even when arguments are on that roads are not meant for parking, BBMP has said 37 arterial roads can accommodate traffic, parking and also pedestrians.

While the palike has urged the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to provide at least an acre of land at every 500 metres on arterial and sub-arterial roads, wherever possible, it will also provide land on 30-year lease for construction of multi-level parking facilities.

The policy envisages that institutions, industrial establishments, commercial complexes, theatres, marriage halls, hotels and restaurants should provide adequate off-street parking facilities while spillover of parking will be prevented.

As per the policy, owners of heavy vehicles have to make specific off-street parking facilities for night-time parking and those vehicles cannot be parked for long durations on streets.

Areas will be notified for overnight parking of private vehicles while vehicle parking certificate will be made mandatory for all vehicles in the future.

The policy also discourages overnight parking of buses, trucks, omni buses, tourist buses and other heavy vehicles on roads.

The policy contemplates identification and notification of areas where entry of private vehicles will be restricted.

This measure focuses on reducing the number of vehicles entering a particular area where congestion could be caused.

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