Last updated: 19 May 2024

Problem: 1700+ illegal parking slots running in the capital

Initiatives by MCD under AAP
-- Acquisition of illegal parking zones
-- New multi-level parkings under construction
-- FasTag/RFID tagging systems for transparency & convenience
-- Strict & Systematic enforcement: Private operators to toe illegally parked vehicles

Now 423 parking spots under the control of Delhi MCD as 19 May 2024^[1]
-- 55 New Parking spots opened in 1 year under AAP

¶ The Problem

• At present, MCD has estimated parking space for only 51,000 vehicles^[2]
• 1700 illegal parking spaces being operated by Mafias, compared to 423 legal parking spots^[3]
• Illegal parking causing traffic congestion in busy markets like Chandani Chowk ^[4]

¶ New Initiatives by MCD under AAP

Increased parking slots^[2:1]

• 66 parking spaces, including 32 new spaces to be tendered, creating parking for 2500+ vehicles
• 40 allotments already done as of December 2023^[5]

Total parking spaces under MCD to increase to 500, revenue increase by ₹43 Cr

Under construction parking spaces

• Newly-built automated 3-level car parking in Lajpat Nagar to be ready soon^[6]
• 6-floor parking space built under PPP model in Chandani Chowk, to accommodate 2300 vehicles ^[7]
• Fresh attempt to revive two old multi-level parking projects ^[8]

Strict & Systematic enforcement^[9]

• Illegal parking spaces to be closed or brought under the ambit of Delhi MCD - to increase MCD revenue by ₹200 Cr^[3:1]

Private operators to be given the right to toe away illegally parked vehicles

• Heavy removal and storage charges, ranging from ₹300 to ₹2,000, depending on the weight of the vehicle
• Concessionaires to be able to deploy “intelligent tow trucks” equipped with cameras to tow away illegally parked vehicles
• Information of towed vehicles to be made immediately available on MCD app and website

FasTag online payment^[1:1]

• RFID tags already installed in 50+ parking spaces for collecting fees via FasTags
• Unprecedent increase in FasTag parking will be achieved this year

References:

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1. https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/delhi-parking-spaces-will-be-recorded-on-autocad-map-2024-05-20?pageId=4 ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/mcd-invites-tender-for-66-parking-lots/articleshow/104005515.cms ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://twitter.com/Tweet2Chayan/status/1756905008597995894?t=A6FuPSGnLtez1pAQ4yeviQ&s=19 ↩︎ ↩︎

4. https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2023/Nov/22/sanitation-illegal-parking-key-issues-in-chandni-chowk-2635163.html ↩︎

5. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/mcd-makes-fresh-allotment-of-40-parking-lots-for-higher-revenue/articleshow/105796563.cms ↩︎

6. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/multi-level-car-parking-delhis-lajpat-nagar-mcd-mayor-shelly-oberoi-9038964/ ↩︎

7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/trial-run-starts-at-chandni-chowk-multilevel-car-parking/articleshow/105689551.cms ↩︎

8. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/reviving-2-multilevel-parking-projects-in-new-delhi-mcd/articleshow/106651041.cms ↩︎

9. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/mcd-may-soon-let-private-agencies-tow-away-vehicles-101701191848294.html ↩︎