However, parking in these lanes often leads to action by traffic police. Vehicles may be towed away or owners may have to pay no-parking fines. This has become a regular financial burden for thousands of chawl residents who own vehicles.
To address the issue, a proposal has been submitted before the Mumbai civic body seeking official parking identity cards for local residents.
The proposal was submitted by BJP corporator Shital Gambhir through a resolution notice in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation House. It calls for the BMC and traffic police to jointly issue parking identity cards in each ward to help identify vehicles belonging to local residents.
The proposed identity card would include details such as the resident’s name, address, building name and vehicle registration number. The idea is to allow authorities to distinguish between vehicles belonging to local residents and those parked without permission.
The proposal also suggests that residents with these parking IDs should be allowed to park their vehicles near their homes during specific hours. Under the proposal, vehicles with valid IDs could be allowed to park within a 100-metre area of their building from 10 pm to 8 am.
A fixed parking fee could also be collected from vehicle owners using the designated road-side parking facility. The proposal says this could provide an additional source of income for the civic body while also helping address the parking problem faced by chawl residents.
At the same time, action should continue against vehicles parked without the required identification or permission, according to the proposal.
The resolution is expected to be considered by the civic body and, if approved, could be sent to the municipal commissioner for implementation. Chawl residents are now waiting to see what decision the civic administration takes on the proposal.
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