Chandigarh would become the first city in the country where all public parking lots would be managed by women.
A smart parking system would be launched in the second week of June under the joint initiative of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and Arya Toll Infra Ltd, the company allotted the parking contract. The women attendants will manage all 25 parking lots in markets in different sectors of the city as well as multi-level parking in Sector 17 from 7.30 am to 9 pm.
After 9 pm, men would manage the parking lots.
There would be designated “pink parking spots” in parking areas reserved for women drivers. Arya Toll Infra, which is a Mumbai-based company, was allotted the parking contract for INR 14.78 crore.
For the last one year, the all public parking lots have remained without contractors, causing losses to the civic body.
Chandigarh is the best city to start this pilot in the country because it is comparatively safer than other cities.
Over 200 women would be hired by the company. In addition, some employees would be provided by the Urban Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood cell of the municipal corporation. W
The motorists would be able to book parking space in advance through a mobile app which would be launched a day before the new smart parking system starts.
The details of all the parking lots and the space available would be available on the app.
If no parking space is available in the nearest lot, the details of other parking lots would automatically come on the app.
A senior officer of the municipal corporation said that before rolling out the new system, all the women attendants would be imparted training that would be held next week.
The women-manned public parking lots will have designated slots for senior citizens and disabled drivers.
There are plans to have a system where slips issued for parking would automatically be generated in the name of the vehicle owner.
