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To go after illegal parking mafia,municipal body turns to police

With the illegal parking mafia gaining control over more than half the parking sites in Delhi.

With the illegal parking mafia gaining control over more than half the parking sites in Delhi,the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to take the help of the Delhi Police Crime Branch to tackle the situation. Standing Committee Chairman Yogender Chandolia said he has already met the Police Commissioner to discuss matters relating to illegal parking.

Chandolia said the MCD,with the help of Delhi Traffic Police,had already met with some degree of success while trying to improve the parking situation in the Capital last year.

The number of authorised parking sites has been increased from 116 to 295.

“We are trying to identify more parking sites in the city. We are also trying to convert illegal parking sites into authorised parking sites. If the sites pose a problem,we will remove them altogether,” he said at the Standing Committee meeting of the MCD on Tuesday.

Municipal councillors and zonal deputy commissioners have been requested to identify potential parking sites in their jurisdiction. The MCD will,in turn,take up the matter with the Traffic Police for giving a no-objection certificate to sites that are fit to be converted into parking lots.

The MCD has also posted Directorate of Enforcement personnel at various parking sites. Chandolia also issued a warning stating that contractors who fleece the public by charging them more will face punitive action.

Stating that the contracts of violators will be cancelled,he said,“There are many rules being broken in the area of parking,and the MCD needs the help of the police to rectify them.”

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The MCD will hand over breach-of-violation cases to the Crime Branch,Chandolia said.

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