The Chennai Corporation has decided to levy a fine of ₹80 per hour for cars parked on footpaths. The fine amount for motorcycles will be ₹20 per hour.
Beginning next week, the parking management system will start operations in areas such as Anna Nagar, Besant Nagar, Purasawalkam and Marina Beach, covering 4,200 parking slots. The system will be expanded to cover 12,000 parking spaces in various parts of the city in the first phase.
The civic body will also collect fines from those who park in no-parking zones. “The fines will be ₹160 per hour for parking on a footpath along a road in premium parking areas. The parking management system will identify the violators and the total time of parking in the no-parking areas. Violators cannot escape without paying fine,” said an official.
The civic body has started installation of cameras in all the localities to identify violators. Ahead of the launch of the system, the civic body has started identifying premium parking spaces along roads in posh residential and commercial neighbourhoods.
Premium parking fee
After the system becomes functional, commuters who park vehicles along such roads would have to pay 100% higher charges. The premium parking charges will be ₹40 per hour in such areas. Normal parking charges is ₹20 per hour.
"Khadher Nawaz Khan Road will be the first road to have premium parking slots," said an official. The civic body has earmarked 75 parking slots along Kadher Nawaz Khan Road. for collecting premium parking charges. "We decided to collect premium parking charges based on a study of the vehicles parked along the road. Such roads had the maximum number of luxury vehicles," said an official.
Other roads that are likely to get premium parking slots are Avvai Shanmugham Salai, St.Mary’s Road and Besant Nagar Second Main Road.
Of the 12,000 parking slots in the city, just 200 slots have been identified for collection of premium parking charges so far. “Anna Nagar, Marina beach and Purasawalkam will not have premium parking charges," said an official.
Published - February 05, 2019 01:19 am IST
