Three automated parking lots will start functioning in the city form next week, The Express Tribune has learnt. Two parking lots have been set up on The Mall and one on Jail Road.
These parking areas will be managed by a consortium of private companies that signed an agreement in this regard with the Lahore Parking Company (LePark) on February 6. The Advanced Global Communication Networks (AGCN), Green Parking and Inbox had signed an agreement with LePark to operate more than 240 parking lots.
Later, Green Parking was replaced by Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation. A total of 45 per cent of the revenue generated by these ventures will be shared with LePark, which will give 75 per cent of its revenue to the district government on a quarterly basis.
However, progress on the project has been slow.
Vice President (Operations) AGCN Nauman Saeed said that the three parking lots would start working by September 23. “There was a delay in the installation of electricity meters. By October 15, 32 more sites will be operational,” he said.
LePark Media Officer Fasiuddin said that three sites would be activated next week.
By-laws:
LePark has also drafted parking by-laws. The draft has been forwarded to the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) legal adviser for review.
Municipal Services Executive District Officer Masud Ahmad heads the committee.
Ahmad told The Express Tribune that they had proposed to authorise enforcement inspectors to check all parking violations. He said that the inspectors would be CDGL employees. He said that the fines could range from Rs500 to Rs1,000.
Masud said that any vehicle left at the parking lot three hours after closing time could be handed over to the police. He said that regular users would be issued special permits. “The government vehicles will be exempted from any fees,” the official said. He said that the parking rates would be finalised after a public hearing.
He said that the proposals and by-laws would be sent to DCO for approval in October.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 13th, 2014.
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