Siliguri, 10th August: A new parking facility has been launched at the fairground of Kanchenjunga Stadium as part of an initiative to address Siliguri’s long-standing parking problem.
Minister Shankar Ghosh formally inaugurated the facility on Monday morning. Under the new arrangement, vehicles belonging to traders from Bidhan Market, Hill Cart Road and Khudiram Pally will be parked in designated zones at the fairground.
Ghosh said shopkeepers and traders on Bidhan Road will have to park their vehicles at the fairground instead of on the road to help control traffic congestion. Vehicles entering the city from outside will also be able to use the parking facility.
The parking area has been divided into two zones. Zone 1 will be designated for traders’ vehicles, while Zone 2 will be used for vehicles coming from outside the city.
The parking service will remain completely free for the first 15 days, after which a prescribed fee will be introduced.
The administration expects the new arrangement to ease traffic congestion on Bidhan Road and Hill Cart Road and help address the city’s long-standing parking problem.