DM directs police to crackdown on parking 'mafias'

District Magistrate (DM) B N Singh today directed the police to identify parking "mafias" and register cases against them and also tow away vehicles kept in no parking zones.
In a letter to the SP Noida and the SP Traffic, Singh asked them to clamp the Goonda and Gangster Act on such parking mafias operating in the city.
"It has been seen that the parking mafias operate in many areas. Some licenced parking contractors spread their operations to other nearby roads without permission. They also allow vehicles to park in no parking zones," he said.
Residents park cars and motorcycles at no parking zones near shopping complexes areas. This blocks traffic and leads to congestion, the official noted.

Eevn auto-rickshaws are parked haphazardly at metro rail stations, he said.