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C Shivakumar ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: To decongest West Tambaram, a draft comprehensive mobility plan (CMP) has proposed banning of parking of MTC and long-distance buses along GST road. The report said it has been observed from traffic surveys that a total of over 1.5 lakh vehicles are registered on GST Road. On-street parking has been a menace for pedestrians as vehicles encroach pedestrians’ usage area forcing them to walk on the carriageway. An organised parking lot has to be planned at West Tambaram by City Corporation for the alleviation of on-street parking problems. It says that existing facilities of footpath on GST road are either too small not adhering to standards or totally encroached by on-street vendors..