Automated fare collection system in the offing

Secretary further says Lahore Parking Company had to tighten monitoring mechanism for hundred percent collection

LAHORE:

Punjab Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) Secretary Dr. Irshad Ahmed on Tuesday directed the officers of Lahore Parking Company to monitor the parking sites with the help of the CCTV cameras because the only solution to the problems of the company was automated fare collection system.

He was presiding over a meeting of Lahore and Faisalabad Parking Companies at the Punjab Civil Secretariat.

The secretary further said that Lahore Parking Company had to tighten the monitoring mechanism for hundred percent collection. He said that a survey should be done immediately to find out how many more parking sites could be established in Lahore. He suggested immediate formation of the board of directors of the parking company.

The secretary sought a report on the automation system within a week to stop the way of corruption in the company.

“Due to manual collection, a large part of the revenue of the parking company is being exposed to corruption and the company is facing losses,” he added.

Dr. Irshad Ahmed also directed the officers to deal with the illegal parking mafia.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 8^th, 2023.