RAWALPINDI: The residents of Rawalpindi cantonment have been facing problems due to the ever increasing number of vehicles and lack of planning to expand parking space.

While the number of vehicles is on the rise, no serious effort is being made by Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) to expand parking space.

Visitors to markets are left with no option but to park their vehicles on main roads.

“Parking in Saddar is a strenuous job. At times, it take over an hour to find parking space. I had to park my car in front of a shopping mall as there was no parking in its basement,” said Mohammad Bilal, a visitor to Adamjee Road.

Commercial plazas in Saddar have failed to allocate parking space for visitors.

RCB spokesperson Qaiser Mehmood said they would soon launch action against building owners who had not allocated parking area as per the law.

He said the RCB had removed encroachments from pavements and roadsides in Saddar and other cantonment areas to facilitate motorists and pedestrians.

Published in Dawn, February 19th, 2019