Soon, book parking spaces in Mumbai in advance through app: BMC

Mumbai | Wednesday | 2nd January, 2019

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(Written by Sanjana Bhalerao)AdvertisingTO EASE parking woes in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to develop a cellphone application to book parking spaces in advance, just like ticket-booking apps. There are currently 91 on-street parking sites and 47 off-street locations or constructed parking lots, which can park 20,000 vehicles. The app will let a user search for available parking slots and book them in advance for an hour or more. AdvertisingAnother civic official added, “If in any new ward, you are unaware of the parking spots, the app will list it down for you.”“Getting parking spaces in Mumbai is often a harrowing experience. The civic body is collating data on parking lots in all the 24 wards in the city..