Maharashtra car buyers may soon need ‘parking area’ certificate to register new vehicles. Details here
The Maharashtra government is reportedly considering an innovative plan to address traffic and air pollution issues. Once it is implemented, car buyers in the state may need a ‘parking area’ certificate to register their vehicles.
The Maharashtra government is considering an innovative plan to address traffic congestion and pollution in the state. The move is to make parking areas mandatory for registering new vehicles.
If the proposal, which is in the conceptual stage and yet to be fine-tuned, is implemented, car buyers in Mumbai and other cities in the state may need an additional document to register their vehicles. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reportedly approved a 100-day programme to check traffic snarls and air pollution across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Nagpur and Pune, according to a Hindustan Times report.
The proposal, presented by Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar on December 30 to the CM, focussed on keeping a check on the surge of four-wheeler owners. As per the HT report, the chief minister directed the transport department to fine-tune the proposal. On Tuesday, Bhimanwar suggested that such measures were important, considering the “burst of vehicles (including two- and three-wheelers) on the roads in recent times”. On the following day, a meeting was held in this regard.
According to traffic department officials, the government is investing in upgrading public transport in the cities, for which restrictions on private vehicles were essential, HT reported. The transport department report mentioned that these restrictions will be enforced in a phased manner.
According to the proposal, local authorities will first identify public and private parking lots. This initiative will involve cooperative societies, the housing ministry, PWD, the urban development department, civic bodies, transport experts, MMRDA, and scholars, among others.
Furthermore, alongside upgradation of public transport, certified parking area allocation will be enforced in a staggered manner. Inspired by models overseas, the department decided to address problems by taking a leaf out of policies that exist in places like London, Tokyo, New York, Zurich and Singapore.
“This is how the Japanese model functions which we are trying to incorporate. Every country or city has its own model which is followed to curtail vehicular congestion on the road. We are also looking to apply something akin to a congestion fee,” the HT report quoted an official as saying.
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First Published:10 Jan 2025, 04:49 PM IST
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