After slapping a fine of R10,000 against parking within 500 metres of a public parking lot, the BMC has now announced on-street parking on a pilot basis on five stretches in the city on Wednesday. The plan which has been designed by the Mumbai Parking Authority, will be implemented from August 30.

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The areas involved are two arterial roads that include a 3.5 km long stretch of Maharshi Karve Road from Churchgate Station to the Opera House junction, and a 5.7 km long stretch of SV Road in K West ward from Juhu Airport to the Oshiwara river. The other places where the on-street parking will be introduced include an area measuring 1.53 sq km around a stretch of Gokhale Road in Shivaji Park, an area measuring 1.53 sq km around New Link Road in Oshiwara, and an area measuring 1.3 sq km around LBS Road in Mulund.