Kolkata Car Parking Fees: In Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has announced an increase in car parking fees. Due to this, those who park their cars in the Kolkata area will have to pay higher prices.
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Kolkata: Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal Cars Keeping has become expensive now. from now on in kolkata car parking Will have to pay more. of the city from saturday Parking Fee has been exceeded. From two wheelers, four wheelers to buses, goods vehicles – all will have to pay increased parking fee. The proposal to increase the parking fee was passed in the budget of Kolkata Municipal Corporation for the financial year 2023-24. This has come into force from April 1. since it came into effect Kolkata I have to pay extra amount for parking.
Till now the parking fee for two-wheelers was Rs 5 per hour. From now on, Rs 10 will have to be paid for the first 2 hours. 40 rupees will have to be paid for keeping it for 3 hours and the parking fee is 60 rupees for 4 hours. Rs 80 will have to be paid for 5 hours and Rs 50 per hour after 5 hours.
Parking fees for all vehicles increased in Kolkata
In the release issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, it has been said that in the case of four-wheelers, Rs 10 per hour was to be paid. It has become 20 rupees since Saturday. The parking fee is Rs 40 for 2 hours. The parking fee for three hours will be Rs 80 and for four hours Rs 120 will have to be paid. After 5 hours the parking fee is Rs.160. After 5 hours, Rs 100 per hour will have to be paid. Parking fee has also been increased for goods vehicles including buses, lorries. Till now, 20 rupees had to be paid for the parking of bus, lorry. In the new fee structure, this amount has been increased to Rs 40. 240 will have to be paid for parking for 4 hours. 320 rupees will have to be paid if it is more than 5 hours. After 5 hours you will have to pay Rs 200 per hour. According to municipal sources, this step has been taken to reduce the tendency of parking cars for extra time in the parking area.
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Parking fees will now be charged more in Kolkata Municipal Corporation area
Many car and bike users complain that the increased rate announced by the municipality is more than what they were already paying. Rs 30 per hour is also charged at various places for parking four-wheelers. In the case of two-wheelers, Rs 10, 15 is charged. Even 20 rupees are also charged many times. The Municipal Corporation had invited tenders to appoint new agencies for parking lots at more than 7,000 places in the city, but due to many complications in the process, Mayor Firhad Hakim canceled the tender even after opening it. After completing the tender process, it was decided to implement the new parking fee from Saturday.
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