In what could be a big bonanza for the general public, the City Improvement Committee on Wednesday passed a resolution banning all malls, multiplexes from charging any money to vehicles parking on their premises.
Chairman of the City Improvement Committee, Kiran Vartakke, said there was no justification for the mall and multiplex owners to charge parking fees when the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has allotted each of them with additional FSI to accommodate more and more vehicles in their parking lots.
The practice of charging parking fees is illegal and needs to be discontinued immediately, Vartakke said.
The City Improvement Committee's decision, however, will have to be ratified by the general body of the corporation.
Apart from the delay it causes, the spirit of the City Improvement Committee will also have to be accommodated in appropriate rules to become enforceable.
Source: Sakaal Times Civic panel bans parking fees at malls, multiplexes
