Promises on paper, pressure on roads: Chennai’s parking crisis continues

A parking demand study found that during the busiest 30 minutes of the day, about 11,456 cars use primary and secondary roads

For over 15 years, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) rolled out one parking promise after another — parking meters in 2010, multilevel parking in 2016, and now smart parking in 2026. On the ground, however, little has changed. In the city’s narrow lanes, chaos still reigns.