Human rights commission seeks report on parking woes of city buses in Kozhikode

Kozhikode The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has sought a report from the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation Secretary within 10 days on the lack of parking facilities for city buses operating on the Mananchira-Medical College route. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ Commission judicial member K. Baijunath directed authorities to address a complaint alleging that more than 100 city buses operating on the route had no designated parking facility on the Medical College premises.

The Commission directed authorities to investigate the issue and submit a report within 10 days. The complaint alleged that traffic police and the Motor Vehicles Department were imposing hefty fines on buses for parking on the Medical College premises, while private vehicles were allowed to park there. It also pointed out that bus employees had no facilities to attend to their basic needs, leaving them under considerable mental stress.

Despite several complaints being submitted to the authorities, no effective action had been taken, the complainant alleged.