Mall, multiplex owners feign ignorance

Owners and operators of multiplexes and shopping malls in the city are clueless about the introduction of free parking in the city. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to hold a meeting with them on March 29, to discuss the implementation of GO No. 63 from April 1. The GO No. 63 was issued by the department of municipal administration and urban development on March 20. It stipulates that no parking fees are to be collected by shopping malls and multiplexes for the first 30 minutes of parking, and parking fees are to be waived for one hour if a customer is able to produce proof of having made a purchase.

Sources reveal that the owners and operators of shopping malls and multiplexes claim to be unaware of the GO.

They do not plan to implement it until they are given some clarity regarding the matter.

GHMC officials have decided to hold a meeting with the owners and operators of multiplexes and shopping malls at the headquarters of the civic body on March 29. Officials claim that the corporation will initiate stringent action if free parking is not implemented from April 1.

“We will not spare anyone if the GO is not implemented from April 1. Whether mall-owners participate in the meeting or not, the GO has to be implemented. The corporation will initiate stringent action in case of a failure to do so,” said an official.