Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- Municipal corporation (MC) commissioner Amit Kumar on Saturday conducted a surprise inspection of paid parking lots across the city to review ground operations.

During an inspection at the Sector 7 parking site, he found that two vehicles were allowed to exit without being issued parking slips or valid passes. Taking serious note of the lapse, he directed the concerned executive engineer to immediately change the deployment of the employees involved.

The MC clarified that no electric vehicle (EV) is exempt from paying parking charges at any paid parking site under its jurisdiction. Issuing directions to all officials concerned with the management and supervision of paid parking sites, the commissioner said that th...