January 23: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to ban parking of vehicles on the roadside in New Road area from Tuesday (today).    
As an alternative to the current parking facility, the KMC has said that it will provide free parking facilities at the Kathmandu Tower.    
Chief of KMC Municipal Police Rajunath Pandey shared that 300 four-wheelers and 700 two-wheelers can be parked at the Kathmandu Tower at a time. The new provision is expected to ease traffic congestion in the major market hub of the capital.    
Pandey said that parking will be prohibited on blacktopped roads in and around Dharmapath, Indrachowk, Khichapokhari, Mahabouddha, and around Bir Hospital. Earlier, a similar prohibition in vehicle parking was imposed by the KMC in Jhonche area. -- RSS