The city corporation is going to introduce pay-parking for the first time in the port city of Chittagong. As a pilot project, this pay-parking will start in Agrabad commercial area of the city from next March. Initially, this parking will cover hundreds of cars. The authorities have plans to increase this number later. If the project is successfully implemented, then pay-parking will be introduced in different areas of the city, said those concerned.
A tripartite agreement with the city corporation, traffic department and technical IT institute is expected to be reached in this regard next week.
According to City Corporation sources, the City Corporation has taken the initiative of paying parking for a long time to reduce the parking anarchy and traffic congestion in the city. But due to the objection of the traffic department, the company could not go ahead with it so far. The city corporation has recently earmarked the Agrabad commercial area for paid parking after getting the traffic department’s approval. The traffic department has also agreed to pay-parking at this place.Recently, the survey work has also been completed at this place. The surveying company said that 190 cars can be parked there. However, for the time being, the city corporation will arrange parking for about one hundred cars. Parking can be done by registering through apps. But for parking, you have to pay by the hour. Hourly rates have not yet been determined.
Chief Engineer of Chittagong City Corporation. Rafiqul Islam said, along with the traffic department, pay-parking will be introduced from next month. First, pay-parking will be ensured in Agrabad commercial area. Later we will arrange pay-parking in different areas of the city. It will reduce traffic congestion in the city and restore order on the roads.
CMP Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Abdul Mannan Mia said that paid parking is being done in Agrabad commercial area as a pilot project. CMP and City Corporation will jointly work on this. However, we had some observations in this regard, which we have conveyed to the City Corporation. The piloting project will be implemented taking into account our observations.
Meanwhile, the mayor announced the introduction of paid parking to rescue illegally occupied sidewalks and bring traffic order to the city. Rezaul Karim Chowdhury. The mayor made the announcement at the 36th general meeting of the city corporation at the theater institute of the city on January 30.
