MC holding 2-day inspection at smart parking lots in Chandigarh

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 26

Following the UT Adviser’s observation regarding the ‘smart’ parking lots, a team of the Municipal Corporation today inspected paid-parking spaces in the city. The inspection work will continue tomorrow.

Officials have been ordered to verify smart features with a checklist of 110 points as per the contract. If it is found the two firms managing the 89 parking lots have not introduced the features, action could be initiated against them. Penalty could be imposed for jumping several deadlines.

Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma said, “Being the first day of the inspection, firms had also come. Representatives of one of these claimed to have made about 85 per cent compliance of smart parking norms and the other about 90 per cent. After receiving our inspection report, we will also conduct surprise checks.”

‘Action to follow inspection report’

All parking lots will be inspected for 2 days. Action will be taken on the basis of the inspection report. — Anindita Mitra, MC Commissioner