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The MCD and the traffic police have started marking authorised parking lots in the city so that vehicles are not parked beyond a certain area. Newsline takes a look at the problem of unauthorised parking and prosecution of the offence,with the help of some numbers.
* 53 lakh the number of vehicles on the citys roads. Around 1,000 vehicles are added each day
* There are around 800 authorised and unauthorised parking sites in the city
* A list of all unauthorised parking sites in the 12 zones will be prepared by the MCD in the next 7 days
* The MCD will also identify parking space along the 2,500 commercial and mixed land-use stretches notified under the Masterplan-2021
* During a drive conducted in February,the Delhi Traffic Police booked around 800 vehicles on a single day for unauthorised parking
* As on end of last month,the Delhi Traffic Police has collected Rs 1.27 crore as challan money for unauthorised parking
* The maximum amount came from auto-rickshaws as around 10,000 were booked for unauthorised parking
* 7,300 two-wheelers were booked for unauthorised parking,followed by 5,200 private cars
* According to official estimates,meanwhile,an average authorised parking lot fetches between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh per month for civic agencies
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