I was pleased to read in your newspaper that the Karachi nazim has decided to beautify I. I. Chundrigar Road, with the help of financial institutions.
I have been commuting through I. I. Chundrigar Road for the last 12 years and have never found an appropriate parking spot on this road. Drivers are at the mercy of a strong parking mafia that not only charges a good sum of money for a one-time parking but also mishandles cars. Subsequently, double-parking results in unnecessary traffic fines, adding to the miseries of the general public.
The issue of parking is one of the most important challenges that must be overcome while beautifying I. I. Chundrigar Road. If one takes a view of the road from atop the Habib Bank Plaza, a vast unused area of the Pakistan Railways can be seen.
It is suggested that the authorities coordinate with the Pakistan Railways to carve out huge parking spaces adjacent to the whole stretch of the road beginning from the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) office all the way to Tower.
The Pakistan Railways can set up parking plazas throughout its premises parallel to I. I. Chundrigar Road and the amount collected as fees can be used to re-arrange the train tracks.
Source : https://www.dawn.com/news/1065460