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NEWS
Smart Parking
Policy for
Bhubaneswar
o tackle the ever-
growing parking menace
Tin Bhubaneswar, the
Commissionerate Police,
Bhubaneswar Municipal
Corporation and Bhubaneswar
Development Authority are
jointly formulating on a Smart
parking policy for the city.
According to Seshadeb Panda,
General Manager, Smart City for the city. “To make the city construction of new pavement, drains, etc. “In this road
(Technology), Bhubaneswar carbon-emission friendly, we rehabilitation of existing stretch, the entire one side is
Smart City Ltd, the policy will need to first identify whether pavement, construction and/ dedicated to car parking, and
take shape in the next three- the city needs more parking or rehabilitation of major and is equipped with an AI-based
four months and dissuade space or multi-level parking minor bridges, culverts, road parking management system,”
commuters from demanding parks. What Bhubaneswar intersections, interchanges, Nath added.
more parking space in the city. needs is a holistic parking
“The policy’s main objective is policy with rules and regulation
to improve public transport, in place. Recently, we have FORM IV
non-motorized transport and decided and identified a few 1. Place of publication Mumbai
last-mile connectivity,” he said. locations for multi-level car 2. Periodicity of publication Bi-Monthly
Consider this: around one parking along with vending 3. Printer’s Name Jayaprakash Krishnan Nair
lakh new vehicles (10.4%) zones. Meanwhile, to stop Nationality Indian
are being registered in the reckless on and off-road Address B/202, Godavari CHS., Sector 9,
Bhubaneswar every year. parking, we have already Vasant Nagari, Vasai (E),
And, with no alternative declared six road stretches in Thane Dist., Maharashtra
roads, there has been heavy the city as no parking zones.” 4. Publisher’s Name Jayaprakash Krishnan Nair
traffic congestion in the city. Under the Smart City Nationality Indian
Considering this, a decision initiative, Bhubaneswar Smart Address B/202, Godavari CHS., Sector 9,
has been taken to formulate City Ltd has implemented Vasant Nagari, Vasai (E),
area traffic management plan Adaptive Traffic Signal Thane Dist., Maharashtra
in consultation with experts in Control System along with 5. Editor’s Name Mangala Chandran
which there will be a separate the provision of pelican signals Nationality Indian
traffic plan for each area in and blinkers. The project has Address 21, Sea Spring, B.J. Road,
the city. Besides, steps will already benefitted the citizens Bandstand, Bandra (W),
be taken to construct parallel by improving travel time, & Mumbai 400 050
roads in the area where there reliability, reducing congestion, 6. Names and address of individuals who own the newspaper and
is heavy traffic rush. The city distribution of green phase partners or shareholders holding more than one per cent of the total
authorities are also considering time equitably, faster response capital.
to impose dynamic pricing to traffic conditions, providing 1. Jayaprakash Krishnan Nair, B/202, Godavari CHS.,
Sector 9, Vasant Nagari, Vasai (E), 401 208,
policy for parking. “Whenever timely emergencies and Thane Dist., Maharashtra
the demand is high for parking support, and predicting traffic 2. Jayaraman Nair, A-101, Meru, Sector 2, Vasant Nagari,
space, prices will go up, volumes including adjustment Vasai (E) 401 208, Thane Dist., Maharashtra
which will be updated on the to signal timings. Besides, 3. Mangala Chandran, 21, Sea Spring, B.J. Road,
app. However, this is in initial the BSCL is developing Bandstand, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050, Maharashtra
stages of discussion, and yet to Smart Janpath project, a I, Jayaprakash Krishnan Nair, hereby declare that the particulars given
finalized,” Panda said. 5.8km road stretch equipped above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Sagarika Nath, Deputy with streetscape design, Sd/-
Commissioner of Police, Traffic beautification, landscaping, Jayaprakash Krishnan Nair
mentioned why the smart intersection redesign, and Dated: March 1, 2020 Signature of Publisher
parking policy is necessary infrastructure upgrades with
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