No end to parking woes in city centre as authorities fail to streamline traffic system

The much-hyped mechanized car parking lot and roadside slots marked by the authorities have failed to streamline traffic in the city centre here. The woes are set to worsen after the shifting of offices to Srinagar from Jammu in May as part of biannual Durbar Move. The “state-of-the art” automated car parking at erstwhile KMD yard, which can accommodate 288 vehicles has been a failure due to “exorbitant charges” by the Srinagar Development Authority. “They charge Rs 20 for the first hour and Rs 10 for each next hour. At…

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