Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has announced a new no-parking rule on city roads every morning from 7 am to 9 am. This directive, aimed at addressing impediments to citywide cleaning efforts, mandates that all roads must be completely free of parked vehicles during this two-hour window.

The decision comes after Hakim received multiple complaints about how parked cars obstruct road sweeping and garbage removal, particularly hindering the effective operation of cleaning machines.

“The sweepers associated with cleaning the city roads cannot execute their work properly due to parking on the city roads. Parked vehicles often obstruct road cleaning machines and make it difficult to remove accumulated garbage and dirt,” the mayor said.

To ensure immediate enforcement, the mayor has instructed Kol

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