Visiting New Delhi areas in private vehicles is set to cost the motorists much more from June this year. The New Delhi Municipal Council on Wednesday approved new parking rates, which are significantly higher than the existing ones.
As per the new rates approved by the council chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a car owner visiting places like Connaught Place, Sarojini Nagar and Khan Market would have to shell out `20 instead of `10 for the first hour, while the rates would go up as with increase in time for which the vehicles were parked at all surface parking lots under the NDMC area.
The new rates will make the surface level parking rates for cars chargeable at the rate of `20 for one hour, `40 for up to two hours, `60 up to three hours, `80 up to four hours and `100 for five hours. The maximum charge has been fixed at `100.
However, two-wheeler owners will have to shell out half the amount chargeable to four-wheelers. The NDMC officials said the new rates are likely to come into effect from June.
“The licence of the current contractors operating the parking lots was extended up to May. Now tenders for the parking lots will be renewed. The new rates will be implemented from June,” said NDMC spokesperson, AK Mishra.
NDMC officials said the parking charges have been revised following a study conducted to understand parking movement in their areas. According to the study, most of the vehicles, around 67 per cent, were parked for less than two hours. For this group, the hike in parking charges is 300 per cent. This, according to them, has been done in order to discourage the use of private vehicles that lead to traffic congestion.
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New Rates
Time (in hours) New Rates
upto 1 hour 20
upto 2 hours 40
upto 3 hours 60
upto 4 hours 80
upto 5 hour s 100
above 5 hours 100