Responding to National Green Tribunal's directions to all government agencies that no parking will be allowed on tarred roads and that parking spaces should be distinctly earmarked, the civic body has proposed a policy with a long list of no-parking zones. If implemented, there will be parking curbs in Nai Sarak, Chandni Chowk, Karol Bagh, Paharganj, Sadar Bazar and Daryaganj, among others.

The proposal quotes Environment Pollution Control Authority's report submitted in relation to the M C Mehta vs Union of India case on air pollution in Delhi, which called for designing a parking policy to manage travel demand in the city. Based on the apex court's directions, the Delhi government submitted a parking policy but many of the proposals were not implemented.

The North Corporation, in its report, indicated the magnitude of parking problems in the capital—cars use about 10% of the total urbanized area and walkways are encroached upon due to unregulated parking. The proposal plans to divide parking into five categories in north Delhi—authorized parking lots, no parking zone, parking with regulation charges, clear ways, residential and business parking.

The corporation will invite tenders to allot authorized parking lots—these can be broadly categorized into multi-level parking, enclosed and unenclosed surface parking. The current charges will apply to these parking lots.

For no-parking zones, the corporation plans to appoint a concessionaire. For regulated parking, the area will be auctioned zone wise. The contractor for these areas will be authorized to collect parking charges and will be paying a monthly fee to North Corporation. The contractor will use handheld GPS devices with which numberplates can be scanned, duration and location of parking can be assessed and electronic receipt can be issued.

There is also provision for a "clear way", which prevents parking during peak traffic for one hour in both directions so that the entire road space is available. Vehicles parked during the clear-way hour may be towed away. There are also provisions for concessional charges for each residential and commercial unit for a maximum of one car and one two-wheeler with conditions.