<p>Adding to the woes, the traffic police have put up a no parking board on a piece of land- just opposite to the bus stand- where people were earlier parking their cars.<br /><br />Rajendra, an employee of a private firm, went to drop his friend and parked his car in front of the bus stand on Friday. By the time he came back, the cops had put the wheel lock for parking the four wheeler in prohibited area. He had no option except paying a fine amount of ` 300 and got the vehicle released. <br /><br />Such incidents are common of late, eversince the traffic cops have banned parking in front of the bus stand. They say that it is the sole responsibility of the KSRTC authorities to provide parking space for the cars. <br /><br />The duty of the police department to ensure a free flow of traffic near the bus stand on Bangalore-Nilgiri Road.<br /><br />Suffering<br /><br />People who have to wait to pick their dear ones or want to park their four wheelers to help their family members, aged parents with luggage to board the buses are the worst hit. The situation makes it worst for the car owners and drivers to slog for a space in peak hours. <br /><br />“The city police have a rude and irrational planning to declare no parking areas,” he adds. <br /><br />Similar are the woes of scores of people visiting the bus stand on daily basis. Many are forced to park their vehicles few hundred metres away and walk to the stand with heavy luggages. <br /><br />Though, the KSRTC has come up with a swanky bus stand and parking space at the cellar, four wheelers are not being allowed inside the parking area. The KSRTC has tendered the parking space, but yet to handover the position to the contractor officially.<br /><br /> To avoid inconvenience to the daily commuters, the basement is open for parking vehicles free of charges. The basement is so much crowded with two wheelers recently that there is no space for the parking of four wheelers. It should be recalled that the KSRTC officials had declared that the parking space could accomodate about 500 four wheelers and more than 1500 two wheelers. <br /><br />However, if the number of two wheelers parked inside parking area is taken into account, there is hardly any space left for cars. In another set of woes for the two wheelers, the auto’s standing in queue at pre-paid auto stand block the pathway leading to the entry of basement of the KSRTC building. <br /><br />“The commuters are facing daily problem for entry and exit from the parking. Police remain a silent spectator,” an aggrieved person told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />With the delay in officially handing over the parking space to the contractor, several two wheeler owners have complained of theft of key automobile parts from the bike. Will the officials wake up?<br /><br />Sources in the KSRTC told this paper that the tender had been approved and allotted to a person in city. The tender awaits nod or clearance from the KSRTC office in Bangalore, he added.</p>
<p>Adding to the woes, the traffic police have put up a no parking board on a piece of land- just opposite to the bus stand- where people were earlier parking their cars.<br /><br />Rajendra, an employee of a private firm, went to drop his friend and parked his car in front of the bus stand on Friday. By the time he came back, the cops had put the wheel lock for parking the four wheeler in prohibited area. He had no option except paying a fine amount of ` 300 and got the vehicle released. <br /><br />Such incidents are common of late, eversince the traffic cops have banned parking in front of the bus stand. They say that it is the sole responsibility of the KSRTC authorities to provide parking space for the cars. <br /><br />The duty of the police department to ensure a free flow of traffic near the bus stand on Bangalore-Nilgiri Road.<br /><br />Suffering<br /><br />People who have to wait to pick their dear ones or want to park their four wheelers to help their family members, aged parents with luggage to board the buses are the worst hit. The situation makes it worst for the car owners and drivers to slog for a space in peak hours. <br /><br />“The city police have a rude and irrational planning to declare no parking areas,” he adds. <br /><br />Similar are the woes of scores of people visiting the bus stand on daily basis. Many are forced to park their vehicles few hundred metres away and walk to the stand with heavy luggages. <br /><br />Though, the KSRTC has come up with a swanky bus stand and parking space at the cellar, four wheelers are not being allowed inside the parking area. The KSRTC has tendered the parking space, but yet to handover the position to the contractor officially.<br /><br /> To avoid inconvenience to the daily commuters, the basement is open for parking vehicles free of charges. The basement is so much crowded with two wheelers recently that there is no space for the parking of four wheelers. It should be recalled that the KSRTC officials had declared that the parking space could accomodate about 500 four wheelers and more than 1500 two wheelers. <br /><br />However, if the number of two wheelers parked inside parking area is taken into account, there is hardly any space left for cars. In another set of woes for the two wheelers, the auto’s standing in queue at pre-paid auto stand block the pathway leading to the entry of basement of the KSRTC building. <br /><br />“The commuters are facing daily problem for entry and exit from the parking. Police remain a silent spectator,” an aggrieved person told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />With the delay in officially handing over the parking space to the contractor, several two wheeler owners have complained of theft of key automobile parts from the bike. Will the officials wake up?<br /><br />Sources in the KSRTC told this paper that the tender had been approved and allotted to a person in city. The tender awaits nod or clearance from the KSRTC office in Bangalore, he added.</p>
