KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Company (KMC) has determined to make all its parking websites freed from cost, ARY Information reported.
In keeping with reviews, Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab introduced that KMC will now not accumulate parking charges at its designated websites. A notification will quickly be issued to formally take away the parking charge burden from residents.
Mayor Karachi additional said that KMC is now financially secure, with over Rs 2 billion in its accounts and extra anticipated.
He added that KMC now not wants Rs 40 to 50 million from parking charges, and authorized motion will likely be taken towards these accumulating cash below KMC’s title.
The mayor confirmed that parking charges will now not be charged at 46 out of 106 essential roads below KMC. Nevertheless, the charge will stay in place at 25 cities and 6 cantonment board areas.
Earlier, the Karachi administration imposed a ban on double parking on the busiest roads of the town to deal with the rising visitors congestion.
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The choice was made throughout a gathering chaired by Commissioner Karachi, Hassan Naqvi, who emphasised the necessity for higher visitors administration and the enforcement of charged parking rules.
In the course of the assembly, DIG Visitors Karachi Ahmed Nawaz revealed that there are presently 201 charged parking areas in Karachi, with round 130 of those situated on main roads. Nevertheless, the presence of unlawful and double-parking spots, significantly within the South District, has been enjoying a serious in rising visitors points, he added.
The DIG Visitors additionally reported that these unauthorised parking spots are inflicting vital disruption to the stream of visitors within the metropolis.
It was mutually determined within the assembly that, the authorities will be sure that parking contractors adjust to the rules, and people discovered violating the principles will face the cancellation of their permits. Each the district administration and visitors police are anticipated to work collectively to implement these guidelines successfully.
As well as, the assembly additionally mentioned the closure of ticket counters for intercity buses working inside Karachi. These workplaces, which have been contributing to congestion, will now not be allowed to difficulty tickets within the metropolis. The Transport Secretary has been tasked with guaranteeing that no tickets are offered from these counters, as a part of a broader effort to cut back visitors stress.
These measures are a part of the continuing efforts to enhance Karachi’s visitors administration and guarantee smoother motion throughout the town. The authorities are hopeful that the strict enforcement of those new guidelines will result in a discount in visitors jams and an general enchancment within the metropolis’s street security.