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FOCUSARKING MANAGEMENT
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What are the cost
effective technology
that can be used to
enforce the parking
policy not only at
dedicated parking
bays but also at
stretches of roads
where one is not
supposed to park? So, how do we enforce
going down because rules are easier. One need not include because the moment you start charging for
20sqmtrs per apartment for a car. It is easier in Delhi because
public transport is more organised. Parking should be used to parking people will go off and start parking
create revenue and revenue should be used to improve the somewhere else.?
situation of public transport.
– Dr Rajesh Krishnan
Wilfred Menezes: We are in the transition mode now, so
basically this might take some time and we will have a lot
of challenges. The success of the project lies in enforcement.
Collection of fine in India is a big challenge because when you be collected. One the point on parking revenue, you often
buy a car, your registration is valid for ten years. So, at the think about revenue being deployed for better use of the city
government level, this is required to be ratified in the policy. but the problem really is that for any road space, these are
Now again, taking this to other countries where vehicles have multiple agencies responsible for construction, development,
to be passed every year, tests are done before the vehicles are revenue collection, parking space allotment and the recovery
passed and new registration numbers are given. One has to process. Coordinating between all of these authorities is a
pay all the fines with penalties if any during this process. huge challenge and all of these are government departments
So, unless we bring this rule in place, no matter what system but everyone wants a slice of the revenue because often they
we implement it would remain a question mark. are under-budget on various things. Unless you actually figure
out where the parking revenue is going to go in the first place,
Sachin Naik: So, enforcement is a problem. I have spoken to it can be a bit of a challenge.
people in the government who said that the recovery process
costed them three times the amount for the parking fine to Harmeet Malik: I think, the government must first give it a
human approach and create some harmony. That is possible
by having an effective system of public transportation and by
discouraging people as far as possible from using the private
vehicles. Some cities have had haphazard growth and it is
difficult to create space for parking.
In on-street management, there is often the dominance of
unauthorised groups. This has to be solved. An atmosphere
where people have the confidence that they won’t be bullied
into things, has to be created.
Rajesh Krishnan: Corruption is of course a problem that we
will deal with and that is an entirely different topic altogether
and that is not easy to solve. The concept of maximum parking
is very, very interesting from a policy perspective. Now we
need to enforce to make sure that people are not flouting
the rules, whatever policy the city comes up with and that
is where technology comes into the picture. So, what is the
technology that will probably work in India to ensure that we
can implement a policy and run a system.?

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