Hike in parking charges will completely kill Delhi Metro, says Kejriwal
Hike in parking charges will completely kill Delhi Metro, says Kejriwal In a latest decision, the parking fee at Delhi Metro will see a hike from May 1, commenting on the same Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that an increase in parking charges at the city's Metro stations will "kill" the transporter and "increase pollution". "First fare hike and now parking charges hike. These steps will completely kill Delhi Metro and increase congestion and pollution on roads. Sad," Kejriwal said in a tweet. Health Minister Satyendar Jain also attacked the hike. "Metro increased parking charges by 50%. Earlier increased fares by 100%. God knows who is advising Delhi Metro," Jain said. "The Metro parking charges have not been changed for the last five years and the current charges are very much lower than the parking charges being levied by civic agencies for their parking lots. It is, therefore, necessary to rationalise the Metro parking charges in view of higher charges by the civic agencies. Accordingly, it has been decided to revise the parking charges with effect from May 1, 2018," Delhi Metro said in a statement earlier. As per the revised charges, the charges for four-wheeler parking for six hours, which was earlier Rs 20, has now been increased to Rs 30. For parking up to 12 hours, the charge has been increased to Rs 50 from Rs 30 charged earlier. The corresponding charges for two-wheelers, which formerly were Rs 10 and Rs 15, have now been increased to Rs 15 and Rs 25. The monthly charges, earlier Rs 1,000 and Rs 475, for four and two-wheelers respectively, will now go up to Rs 1,200 and Rs 600. -PTC News
