Govt should reconsider vehicle scrapping policy: FOSWAC

The meeting was held at Sector 35, Chandigarh, and was chaired by Baljinder Singh Bittu. It was attended by 64 federating members of Residents’ Welfare Associations.

Bittu said that the proposed policy of scrapping cars is nothing but to help the automobile lobby to sell more cars. Such scrapping policy is not there even in developed nations like USA. The government should ensure strict implementation of pollution control norms instead of scrapping the vehicles, he added. While addressing the members Bittu also criticised the administration and the municipal corporation for imposing various charges and taxes ruthlessly on the residents of Chandigarh. He came down heavily on the administration and the corporation for its draft policy of imposing parking charges in the residential area.

On parking in residential and commercial areas, J S Gogia, general secretary, said that the need of hour is underground community parking in southern sectors and to permit parking in schools in the evening.

The meeting unanimously opposed levying any tax for parking in front of the houses as it will not reduce the number of vehicles, but the municipal corporation will get more taxes.