Summary:
In a first of its kind initiative, the residents of Kandivali east, tired of illegal parking of autos on the road, have gathered to arrange a parking lot exclusively for auto rickshaws. The local residents claim that not all auto-drivers park inside this 24-hour parking lot as they have to pay Rs 1200 a month. The parking lot, in Thakur Complex, has the capacity of letting 350-400 vehicles and will be operated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Before the parking lot idea, the traffic cops were clamping the wheels of illegally parked vehicles on road including autos to prevent them from parking. "The areas in Kandivali east and west have too many rickshaws while little space for parking..