Archive · 23 Nov 2025
Kolkata Implements Morning No-Parking Rule for Street Cleaning
Kolkata has a new rule where you can't park your car on the street from 7 to 9 in the morning.
This is so the city can clean the roads better.
The mayor made this rule because people complained that parked cars were making it hard for the cleaners to do their job.
Kolkata imposes a no-parking rule from 7 am to 9 am every morning
The rule aims to facilitate road sweeping and garbage removal
It was implemented following complaints about parked cars obstructing cleaning efforts
All roads in Kolkata must be free of parked vehicles during this time
The decision was announced by Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim
- Who
- Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim
- What
- Implemented a no-parking rule
- When
- Every morning from 7 am to 9 am
- Where
- All roads in Kolkata
- Why
- To facilitate road sweeping and garbage removal
- Rule Duration
- 7 am to 9 am every morning
- Affected Area
- All roads in Kolkata
- Purpose
- To aid street cleaning efforts