Question : PARKING PROBLEM



(a) whether the Government has received any complaints with regard to parking of vehicles on main roads in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has any specific proposal to solve the parking problems in the NCT of Delhi;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the other measures taken by the Government for congestion free roads and to remove frequent traffic jams on roads in the NCT of Delhi?

Answer given by the minister



MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) & (b): The Delhi Police has informed that complaints regarding obstructive/unauthorized parking on main roads in the NCT of Delhi is received from time to time and action on all such complaints is taken by the concerned ACP/Traffic Inspector the area. Delhi Police regularly prosecutes vehicles parked unauthorizedly and obstructively on the main roads. ‘No Parking’ boards are displayed on all such roads/ areas by Delhi Police to educate people about ‘No Parking’ areas. Besides this, the vehicles parked unauthorizedly/ obstructively are towed away through cranes by Delhi Traffic Police.

(c) to (e): The Government has taken following steps in order to reduce congestion and number of vehicles on Delhi roads:

(i) Extension of Metro throughout Delhi and NCR;

(ii) Introduction of BRT Corridors;

(iii) Procurement of Low-floor Buses for DTC;

(iv) Modsernization of Private State Carriage Service;

(v) Installation of GPS based automatic tracking and monitoring system; and

(vi) Introduction of automatic fare collection system for seamless travel across modes.

(vii) New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has constructed 54 parking lots and two multi-level parkings to solve the parking problem in its area.

(viii) Delhi Police has prepared a traffic management plan which is based on the principles of road safety, regulation, enforcement and engineering solutions and accordingly action is taken by Delhi Police to decongest and streamline the traffic.