Passing the
Buck ?
With each passing day , we keep getting
a new “ clarification “ in respect of the latest “ Pay and Park “ policy of the
BMC
Latest says : Individuals cannot apply
for parking spaces
I suppose BMC officers concerned
realized that it was almost impossible to allot parking spaces to individuals ,
after reading my email :
These clarifications also say :
If you live in a
housing society with insufficient parking space, you can get a parking spot
nearby
However, the housing
society will have to apply to the civic body asking for for the spot on a
nearby road
Priority will be
given to buildings which are near the demarcated parking space
If more than one
building wants the space, the civic body will conduct a lottery
After a housing
society gets a parking space, it will be its responsibility to allot the space
to flat owners and provide a security guard
The others will have
to park in authorised parking lots nearby
The society will have
to submit an application form with residential proof to ward office to get a
parking spot for 12 hours ( 8pm to 8am ) on a yearly permit
Under the policy,
each flat owner can be allotted parking space for only one car
Civic body will not
allow parking on the roads during the day and charge residents for parking on
roads at night
Housing societies will
have to ensure that nobody parks in allotted spaces
May be these “ clarifications “ do answer some of the
questions that I have raised in my above-mentioned blog ( sent as email to all
concerned officers of BMC )
Except the following :
If this policy is patently “ un-implementable “, then will
it not increase “ corruption “ at each and every step where a HUMAN BEING gets
involved in its “ interpretation “ , before taking a decision ?
Is it at all possible to monitor the correct / appropriate
implementation , on 24 hour basis ?
Will passing on some of the responsibility to the housing
societies, increase or decrease the corruption ?
Is finding of a “ parking space “ , a problem ,only at
night ?
Are not most TRAFFIC JAMS on Mumbai’s 2000 km long roads
caused during the DAY , due to double-parking everywhere , blocking the traffic
?
Has any accurate estimate been made of how many of Mumbai’s
population of 30 lakh vehicles has parking spaces WITHIN the society compounds
? How many need night time ( and , of course , day time ) parking spot on the
roads ?
Dear Shri Sanjay Deshmukh ( Additional Municipal Commissioner ) :
It is NOT too late to get help from IIT-Powai , to examine
the feasibility of the TECHNICAL SOLUTION proposed in my blog !
18 April 2017
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