Ramalinga Reddy seeks review of proposed annual ₹25,000 residential parking fee

Ramalinga Reddy | Photo Credit: File Photo Forest, Ecology, and Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy has urged Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to comprehensively review the proposed annual fee of ₹15,000-₹25,000 for residential parking permits in Bengaluru.Mr. Reddy shared his letter to the Chief Minister on social media and said that while curbing illegal and long-term street parking was crucial to easing traffic congestion, many middle-class residents in older layouts and smaller houses lacked internal parking facilities. He said the additional annual fee could place a significant financial burden on citizens amid the rising cost of living.Although the new draft of the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s parking rules has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the parking system in the city, whic