Motorists would now have to pay more money towards parking fee in Bhubaneswar during peak hours as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to issue an order in this regard soon. Higher parking fee on hourly basis would be charged from 9 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 7 pm in the city. A BMC officials said a survey was conducted for improvement of parking facility in the city. On the basis of the survey report, it was decided to adopt ‘Smart Parking’ system, under which more parking fee would be collected from vehicle users during the aforesaid peak hours. The motive behind decision is to encourage people to use public transportation instead of private vehicles, ensure smooth movement of traffic on city roads, and reduce air pollution. The new parking system is likely to be implemented in the next two to three months.As per existing parking fee tariff, two-wheeler owners are paying Rs 5 for upto 0 to two hours, Rs 15 for two to three hours, Rs 25 for three to four hours, and Rs 35 for four to five hours.
Similarly, for auto-rickshaw, four wheeler (light) and four wheeler (heavy) vehicles, the parking charges are Rs 5, Rs 20 and Rs 25 for parking for two hours, Rs 20, Rs 40 and Rs 50 for two to three hours, Rs 35, Rs 60 and Rs 75 for three to four hours and Rs 50, Rs 80 and Rs 100 for four to five hours, respectively.