Mumbai may have Parking Authority soon

  • | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018

“Not the state, but BMC can set up an authority by consulting with the state authority,” said CM. The BMC is trying to increase the parking space by implementing various measures such as making available of public parking space with the help of private players under DC rule 33(24), creating more pay and park lots and developing more off road parking lots, which will increase the capacity of about over 1 lakh vehicles,” added Fadnavis.He added that as per the rule 53 of the Mumbai development control regulation-2034, parking lots can also be constructed below the open space such as playground (PG), parks and gardens except Oval Maidan, Cross Maidan, Azad Maidana and Shivaji Park, stated CM.The same provision has been there in the DCR for Parking Authority to regulate, control and manage the parking issue. NAGPUR: Mumbai city may have a Parking Authority to regulate, control and manage city's parking problem soon.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in his written answer to the legislative assembly stated that the BMC development regulation (DCR) has a provision of setting up a Parking Authority and the BMC can create it.The Mumbai’s Development Control Regulations for 2034, currently in the planning stage, has a provision of setting up a parking authority to handle parking issues of the city.The BMC recently said before the Bombay high court that the proposed development control regulations has a provision for creation of a “special parking authority” for Mumbai.On Tuesday, BJP legislator Atul Bhatkhalkar in his written question asked about parking issue in the city argued that according to the BMC’s comprehensive mobility plan survey, the city needs parking space for 2.84 lakh vehicles till 2019 against which the city would have the capacity of only 70,000, only 25% against the need.CM Fadnavis partially agreed on this query said, “It is partially true.

NAGPUR: Mumbai city may have a Parking Authority to regulate, control and manage city's parking problem soon.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in his written answer to the legislative assembly stated that the BMC development regulation (DCR) has a provision of setting up a Parking Authority and the BMC can create it.The Mumbai’s Development Control Regulations for 2034, currently in the planning stage, has a provision of setting up a parking authority to handle parking issues of the city.The BMC recently said before the Bombay high court that the proposed development control regulations has a provision for creation of a “special parking authority” for Mumbai.On Tuesday, BJP legislator Atul Bhatkhalkar in his written question asked about parking issue in the city argued that according to the BMC’s comprehensive mobility plan survey, the city needs parking space for 2.84 lakh vehicles till 2019 against which the city would have the capacity of only 70,000, only 25% against the need.CM Fadnavis partially agreed on this query said, “It is partially true. The BMC is trying to increase the parking space by implementing various measures such as making available of public parking space with the help of private players under DC rule 33(24), creating more pay and park lots and developing more off road parking lots, which will increase the capacity of about over 1 lakh vehicles,” added Fadnavis.He added that as per the rule 53 of the Mumbai development control regulation-2034, parking lots can also be constructed below the open space such as playground (PG), parks and gardens except Oval Maidan, Cross Maidan, Azad Maidana and Shivaji Park, stated CM.The same provision has been there in the DCR for Parking Authority to regulate, control and manage the parking issue. “Not the state, but BMC can set up an authority by consulting with the state authority,” said CM.

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