Chandigarh allows parking in 33 govt schools during festive season

With an aim to deal with the rush at markets during the festive season, the Chandigarh administration has decided to allow vehicle parking in 33 government schools near busy markets.

Officials said in order to facilitate parking for people visiting the markets, they were advised to use parking spaces of government schools. The arrangements would be in place till Diwali. “The parking will be open to visitors after school hours and throughout the day on holidays,” said an official.

Meanwhile, members of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal today met SSP (Traffic) Sumer Pratap Singh and demanded deployment of traffic staff for the smooth flow of traffic on roads near the markets during the festive season.

A request was made to him for providing additional parking space in the community centres and vacant grounds to facilitate public. The Beopar Mandal members said the SSP informed that he had written to the Municipal Corporation for opening community centres for additional parking and their response was awaited.

They have also demanded that the vendors sitting illegally in the parking lots should be checked and shifted to the vending zones.

Government schools near busy markets

• Govt Model High School (GMHS), Sector 8B
• Govt Model Sr. Sec School Sector 15C
• Girls Model Sr. Sec School, Sector 18D
• Govt High School, Sector 19D & Govt. Model Sr. Sec School, Sector 19C
• Govt Girls Model Sr. School, Sector 20B, Govt. Model Sr. Sec School, Sector 20D & Govt. Model High School Sector 20D
• Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School Sector 22A & Govt. Model High School, Sector 22C
• Govt. Model High School, Sector 29B, Govt. High School, Sector 29B & Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School Sector 29A
• Govt. Model High School, Sector 30
• Govt. Sr. Sec School, Sector 32C
• Govt. Model High School, Sector 34C
• Govt. Model High School, Sector 35D & Govt. Model Sr. Sec School, Sector 35C
• GMH School, Sector 36C
• GMH School, Sector 37C & GMS Sector 37C
• GMH School, Sector 38D
• GMH School, Sector 40A & Govt. Model School, Sector 40B
• Govt. Model School, Sector 41D
• Govt. Model Sr. Sec School, Sector 44
• Govt. Sr. Sec School, Sector 45A
• Govt. College Sector 46 parking & Govt. Sr. Sec School 46D
• Govt. Model Sr. Sec School, Sector 47-C
• Govt. Model Sr. Sec School, Mani Majra, Govt. Model High School near Bus Stand, Mani Majra & Govt. Model High School, Mani Majra