MCG promotes free parking
GURUGRAM: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has started displaying boards to make residents aware of the rule of free parking in the basements of over 45 malls in Sohna Road and MG Road.
Despite a month after the announcement by the civic body, there has not been much improvement in these busy areas. Most vehicles continue to be parked outside malls in large numbers, causing heavy traffic jams during peak traffic hours.
The plan to provide free parking was taken after MCG waived off property taxes for the basements and ground floors of the commercial establishments in March this year.
Popular shopping malls that will provide free parking include City Court, JMD Empire Square, Grand Mall, MGF Mall in MG Road and JMD Galleria, Ninex Itech and ILD Trade Centre in Sohna Road.
Taking cognisance of the shortage of parking spaces and vehicles being wrongly parked, officials at MCG stated that the move to provide free parking will help reduced traffic jams to a great extent during rush hour. Wrongly parked vehicles are among the reasons that cause traffic blockade.
To make sure that shopping establishments provide free parking and do not charge its customers, officials from Gurugram Police will also be a part of the entire process.
A large number of complaints, however, have been reported by residents that most malls continue to charge them a hefty parking fee, thus causing them to park vehicles on the roads.
MCG has warned the management of malls that if they charge customers even after displaying free parking boards, it will start levying property tax from the basement that was waived off.
Delhi Police have arrested a man for trying to kidnap a woman employed in a beauty parlour in South Delhi's Vasant Kunj.
The accused has been identified as Rohit Chowdhary, who works as a driver near the parlour. Cops have booked him under relevant sections of the IPC for kidnapping and molestation.
The incident occurred on Saturday, around 7.30 pm, when the woman left the parlour. As she reached the colony gate, she noticed a car following her.
Two men in the car, one of them Rohit, then asked her about a girl working in the beauty parlour. The girl realised that they were asking about her and told them about it.
Immediately, Rohit tried to pull her into the car. However, the girl resisted and managed to and raise and alarm. "The parlour owner came out after hearing my daughter's call for help. She and another girl blocked the car's path when the men tried to flee, but they managed to flee," said the victim's father.
Soon, a PCR call was made and a police team reached at the spot. The statement of the girl was taken and cops began looking for the accused.
"Based on CCTV footage, a raid was conducted and the accused, Rohit Chowdhary, 22, a resident of Ghitorni was arrested and the Maruti car used in the crime recovered. His associate have also been identified and will be arrested shortly," said Additional DCP South Chinmoy Biswal.