Sajid Bashir
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
LAHORE
In view of increasing complaints regarding overcharging at city parking stands, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) will establish 349 new computerized parking stands in the provincial metropolis.
A majority of parking stands across the city have doubled parking fee for all kind of vehicles, in violation of the CDGL ordinance.
Previously, the parking stands were charging Rs 10 for a car, five rupees a motorcycle and three rupees for a cycle. Now, they have started charging Rs 20 for a car, Rs 10 for a motorcycle and five rupees for a cycle, which is resulting in great trouble for the visitors.
There are 250 registered parking stands operating in the city but the Public Facilities Department of the CDGL has not enough manpower to check all these parking stands on regular basis.
On the directions of District Coordination Officer Ahad Cheema, the public facilities department has planned establishing 349 new computerized parking stands in the city.
Talking to The News, DO Public Facilities Kanwal Usman said that now the department would be able to check on all the parking stands as these new parking stands would be interlinked with each other through internet.
He said that the department had completed the mapping process of these new parking stands and the latest computerized equipment would be installed there.
He said that the CDGL would provide the places for parking besides the computers with GPS technology to parking contractors while the handheld units and the staff deployed at the parking stands would be the responsibility of the contractors.
Kanwal Usman said that a Central Control Room would be established at Town Hall where the latest database servers would be installed to monitor the entire city parking stands.
He said that the new computerized units at parking stands would be directly connected with the Central Control Room where the staff could monitor every transaction at the parking stands.
He said that now the department would have record of each parking stand ticket and the database server would compile the transactions details on hourly basis.
The new parking stands would charge Rs. 10 for a car and five rupees for a bike. A computerized ticket would be issued to the visitors.
He said that a warden would be deployed for every five parking stands, who would challan and impose fine on the spot to contractors in case of overcharging. The DO Public Facilities said that auction of the new parking stands would be expected within next two weeks.
He said that new contractors would have to submit NOCs and their experience certificates and all these contractors would be responsible for any theft and damage at their respective parking stands. Besides, they would also be responsible for the security at their respective parking stands, he added.
He said that, soon after the establishment of the parking stands, CCTVs would also be installed at all the parking stands.
To a query regarding the illegal parking stands, he said that the department had started a massive crackdown on illegal parking stands mafia and soon these illegal parking stands would be removed from the city.
In view of increasing complaints regarding overcharging at city parking stands, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) will establish 349 new computerized parking stands in the provincial metropolis.
A majority of parking stands across the city have doubled parking fee for all kind of vehicles, in violation of the CDGL ordinance.
Previously, the parking stands were charging Rs 10 for a car, five rupees a motorcycle and three rupees for a cycle. Now, they have started charging Rs 20 for a car, Rs 10 for a motorcycle and five rupees for a cycle, which is resulting in great trouble for the visitors.
There are 250 registered parking stands operating in the city but the Public Facilities Department of the CDGL has not enough manpower to check all these parking stands on regular basis.
On the directions of District Coordination Officer Ahad Cheema, the public facilities department has planned establishing 349 new computerized parking stands in the city.
Talking to The News, DO Public Facilities Kanwal Usman said that now the department would be able to check on all the parking stands as these new parking stands would be interlinked with each other through internet.
He said that the department had completed the mapping process of these new parking stands and the latest computerized equipment would be installed there.
He said that the CDGL would provide the places for parking besides the computers with GPS technology to parking contractors while the handheld units and the staff deployed at the parking stands would be the responsibility of the contractors.
Kanwal Usman said that a Central Control Room would be established at Town Hall where the latest database servers would be installed to monitor the entire city parking stands.
He said that the new computerized units at parking stands would be directly connected with the Central Control Room where the staff could monitor every transaction at the parking stands.
He said that now the department would have record of each parking stand ticket and the database server would compile the transactions details on hourly basis.
The new parking stands would charge Rs. 10 for a car and five rupees for a bike. A computerized ticket would be issued to the visitors.
He said that a warden would be deployed for every five parking stands, who would challan and impose fine on the spot to contractors in case of overcharging. The DO Public Facilities said that auction of the new parking stands would be expected within next two weeks.
He said that new contractors would have to submit NOCs and their experience certificates and all these contractors would be responsible for any theft and damage at their respective parking stands. Besides, they would also be responsible for the security at their respective parking stands, he added.
He said that, soon after the establishment of the parking stands, CCTVs would also be installed at all the parking stands.
To a query regarding the illegal parking stands, he said that the department had started a massive crackdown on illegal parking stands mafia and soon these illegal parking stands would be removed from the city.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=49942&Cat=5&dt=5/31/2011
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