Chandigarh, July 20 -- After years of delay, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is finally moving ahead with its 'smart parking' plan - but as a pilot project in select city markets. This is to test the technology, operational policy, and terms and conditions before a citywide rollout.

The proposal is expected to be tabled in the General House meeting on July 29.

"To see what technology and policy is best suited for Chandigarh, we plan to launch the pilot project in two or three paid parking lots, ideally crowded market areas such as Sector 17 and 35, so that the study can be comprehensive and factual," said MC commissioner Amit Kumar.

Once converted into smart parking lots, the MC will start charging the 'already approved' incr...