Shopkeepers say the revised rate will push customers to the malls, and have asked for a graded structure based on hours parked.
Traders at Chunniganj market have written to the municipal body opposing the revised parking rate that took effect this month.
The new structure charges a flat rate regardless of duration, which traders say penalises the short visits that make up most of their footfall.
The association has proposed a graded rate instead, with the first thirty minutes free. The municipal body has said it will review the structure after one quarter.
Ajeet covers civic works and city planning for KANews.in. He has reported from Kanpur for nine years.
Police say two teams will cover the corridor between eleven at night and five in the morning, following nine reported…
Four new pumping stations and a desilting drive across eleven drains form the core of this year's preparation.
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