With 28 lakh violations in Bengaluru since 2022, minister calls for mandatory parking spaces at new homes
Home Minister G Parameshwara says imposing fines alone will not solve the problem of illegal parking in Bengaluru.
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Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara. (File)As 28.59 lakh cases of parking violations were registered in the past two and a half years in Bengaluru, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said that a policy is required to mandate parking spaces at new homes constructed in the city.
According to data tabled by Home Minister G Parameshwara in the Legislative Assembly, 12,07,651 cases were registered in 2022, 11,30,855 cases in 2023 and 5,21,326 cases till June 2024. The total fine collected for these violations was Rs 20.84 crore in 2022, Rs 37.3 crore in 2023 and Rs 5.97 crore till June 2024.
This came in response to a question by BJP MLA S R Vishwanath on the rampant parking in no-parking zones in the city.
Parameshwara attributed the rampant illegal parking to the lack of policy and a regulatory mechanism besides inadequate infrastructure.
Though 1,194 roads in Bengaluru are identified as no-parking zones, vehicles are parked on both sides of roads in the city. “We need cooperation from the transport department and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (to control this),” he said.
As is prevalent in many countries, “a policy mandating parking space at new homes being constructed in the city” is required, the minister added.
Imposing fines alone will not solve the problem, Parameshwara said, adding that discussions among various agencies were required to find a permanent solution.
The minister also said that traffic in Bengaluru, which has 50 traffic police stations, had gained notoriety over the past few years.
Public announcements are made regularly to prevent people from parking on both sides of the roads in the city.
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