Sharjah: The Sharjah Municipality has introduced new paid parking zones on the streets of Muwaileh area to ensure easy availability of parking spaces.
The municipality announced that the parking fees will be imposed in areas, effective from Sunday, June 10.

Ahmed Ali Abu Gasen, Director General of parking section, said the decision said that a round 37 paid parking machines have already been installed in the area for easy access and 150 notice boards were also installed
Municipality team distributed a number of brochures to the public urging them the need to adhere to the rules.
He added that the project will ensure parking space availability for residents, visitors and minimise the misuse of parking lots in the area.

Paid parking is also set to take care of those who leave their cars parked for long periods of time in these areas, without taking into consideration of the needs of other visitors to the area. It has been noticed that misuse of parking has affected the business of many outlets in various Sharjah streets.
The municipality is also making parking fees payment easier, through SMS. Motorists can also apply for three-month, six-month or one-year parking stickers or cards that are available at the municipality.

SOURCE :GULFNEWS