New Delhi: The Delhi Municipal Corporation may propose to increase parking charges four times if the pollution level in the city crosses the second phase of GRAP.

Another proposal to extend the agreement for automated toll collection system at 13 major road entry points connecting to Delhi is also likely to be presented in the MCD House for administrative approval.

The MCD House meeting is to be held on June 27 at the corporation headquarters.

According to the agenda of the meeting, a four-fold increase in parking charges is proposed under Phase-II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as directed by the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi and its surrounding areas.

Its objective is to control the pollution levels caused by vehicular movement in the city.

The civic body has also listed as an urgent task the extension of contracts for its RFID-based electronic toll collection system at 13 major entry points covering 65 toll lanes in the national capital.

These major toll plazas include Kundli, Rajokri, Tikri, Aya Nagar, Kalindi Kunj, Kapashera, DND Toll Bridge, Badarpur-Faridabad (Main), Badarpur-Faridabad, Shahdara (Main), Shahdara (Flyover), Ghazipur (Main) and Ghazipur. Are included. (Old).

“The RFID system has been installed at 13 locations at a total cost of Rs 80.95 crore plus GST 18 per cent, with a period of 5 years under the monitoring/direction of EPCA/CAQM through contractors – Texidel India Pvt. Ltd. and GHV (India). & M) Private Limited (JV),'' read the agenda.

The current contract is set to expire on November 25, 2024. The civic body has proposed to extend the agreement with the existing contractors for a period of two years till 2026.