‘Kochi Gear’, a mobile application developed by the district administration, may offer a lasting solution to difficulties facing container lorry drivers while trying to park vehicles in their designated spaces on Willingdon and Puthuvype islands.
The mobile application will help drivers locate spaces for parking. The app was developed by GenioCode, a start-up company under the Kerala Startup Mission, on District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla’s suggestion, said an official release here on Saturday.
The creation of the application follows efforts by the district administration to thrash out a permanent solution to problems caused by parking of lorries along Container Road between Kalamassery and Vallarpadam. Parking along the road has led to several road accidents.
The release said that despite the availability of parking yards, lorry drivers were not using them, thanks to their inability to locate available spaces. And, the mobile application is the perfect answer to the problem.
A study conducted by the district administration had found that lack of information on available spaces and unfamiliarity of lorry drivers, especially those coming from other States, of the location of parking yards were the reasons for the poor utilisation of parking spaces.
As a result, lorries and trailers are invariably parked on both sides of the road.
Kochi Gear will provide information on the available parking spaces, their location, and the time taken to reach them. Colour codes will be provided for easy location of spaces, the release added.
Besides, the application will provide details of vehicles and drivers to those in charge of the parking yards, it said.
