Prodded by the Mumbai Parking Authority, eight city malls have agreed to allow citizens to park cars on their premises between 11 pm and 8 am. Once implemented, the move will clear over 6,500 vehicles from Mumbai’s roads at night, said civic officials. While the malls will be charging for the facility, it will be a huge relief to people living in housing societies with little space for parking.

The malls will also accommodate Ola and Uber cabs as part of the initiative by the MPA, which is yet to get its formal existence. Its members, mostly experts, are holding discussions and exploring ways to streamline the haphazard parking on the streets of the city, said sources. Some of the malls could charge up to R3,500 a month, said sources.