Mumbaikars! Here's where BMC expects you to park your vehicles

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Here is a list of the 26 authorised parking lots designated by the BMC:

1. Near Artesia building, Lower Parel division
2. Altamount Road, Kemp's Corner
3. Near Elco Market, Bandra
4. BMC Parking, Kurla (W)
5. Near Boomerang building, Kurla (W)
6. Topiwala Market building, Kurla (W)
7. One Indiabulls, Lower Parel
8. Cygnus Tower, Santacruz (E)
9. Lodha Excelus, NM Joshi Marg
10. Runwal Green, GMLR, Nahur
11. Kalpataru Avana building, Parel Sewri division
12. Insignia building, Santacruz (E)
13. Runwal Anthurium, Mulund (W)
14. Lodha Supreme building, Kanjurmarg
15. Runwal building, Nepean Sea Road
16. Behind Umiya Mata Mandir, Goregaon (E)
17. Near Oshiwara Metro station, Andheri (W) (To open soon)
18. Club Aquaria, Borivali (W) (To open soon)
19. Celestia building, Parel, Sewri
20. Runwal building, Andheri (W) (free parking)
21. Near R City Mall, Vikhroli (W) (free parking)
22. Near Hub mall, Goregaon (E) (free parking)
23. Next to Kamala Mills, SB Road (free parking)
24. Indiabulls Finance Center, SB Road (free parking)
25. Vikas Palazzo building, Mulund (W) (free parking)
26. World Tower, SB road (free parking)

Since the rule came into implementation from Sunday, the BMC handed out it's first fine on Monday morning. As per the new rules, the new penalty will comprise the actual fine for illegal parking and towing charges, which will range from Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,300 for two-wheelers and Rs 15,000 to Rs 23,250 for heavy motor vehicles.

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A notice with regards to the new parking fines-cum-towing charges were put up across the different areas of the city on Friday, thereby warning potential offenders, a civic official said. According to sources, the new penalties for medium vehicles shall be Rs 11,000 to Rs 17,600, light motor vehicles Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,100 and for all types of three-wheelers Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,200 per violation.

According to the BMC sources, in the initial phase, the new parking rules shall be implemented in areas where there is dense traffic and in localities which has sufficient alternative parking facilities. It will be gradually be extended to all other areas.

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