The civic authorities joined hands with the traffic police to finally tow away unattended vehicles from the city streets last morning
The civic authorities joined hands with the traffic police to finally tow away unattended vehicles from the city streets last morning.
MiD DAY has carried a report in its August 8 edition on the way these cars were occupying space on roads, leading to traffic snarls.
The drive took off from the Ramchandra Bhatt Marg outside JJ Hospital, with an abandoned van belonging to a social service group being picked up.
The van was being used by slum dwellers to dry clothes. Also hauled away were some rusting motorbikes, in spite of resistance from owners.u00a0
The next stop was at JJ Marg, where BMC officials picked up a black Toyota from outside a petrol pump, followed by a white Chevrolet.
An official said, "These cars create a nuisance, gathering dust on the roads."
Officials confiscated four cars from the spots pointed out by MiD DAY. The vehicles were then dumped at the BMC lot in Lower Parel, where they will be kept till they are claimed by owners, who must pay hefty fines.
In the absence of any claimants, authorities will auction off the cars.
The BMC generates a considerable amount of revenue in these drives, as the owners have to pay a penalty of about Rs 7,500 for four wheelers, the amount increasing by Rs 150 for each day that it remains unclaimed.
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Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Removal of Encroachment, Chandrakant Rokade said, "We will be towing away more vehicles in the next few days."
Senior Police Inspector (Traffic) of Pydhonie division S Patil said, "It is better if the BMC takes action against such vehicles since they have special lots to dump them."
He added that while towing the vehicles, the BMC gave receipts to the offender but if no one claimed it, then the car was in custody of the traffic division.
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They also try to find the owner by checking the Road Transport Office's records.
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