Excess parking fee collection at Mangaluru Airport: Director assures action

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April 2, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 2: A video showing excess fee collection by the parking attendants at Mangaluru International Airport, has gone viral on social media forcing the authorities to launch a probe.

The viral video reportedly shot by a local resident to expose the daylight robbery, shows a car user questioning the parking attendant and the cashier about the collection of Rs. 60 for two-hour parking as against the Rs. 55 specified for cars.

The receipt issued was for SUV/ Tempo/ mini bus and not for car. When questioned by the car driver, the cashier, Rupender Singh displays his identity card, challenging the former to complain to authorities concerned.

Meanwhile, several people have taken to social media to reveal that they too had undergone a similar experience at the Airport.

Roshan, Mangalurean, on his Facebook wall posted that he was issued slip for Rs 60 instead of Rs 55 when he had gone to the Airport to pick his cousin arriving from Dubai.

While contacted Airport Director V V Rao said that he has already asked the commercial manager to inquire into excess collection of parking fee. He assured that necessary action would be taken in case of any violations.

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Ajaz
 - 
Tuesday, 3 Apr 2018

Jaago Mangaloreans Jaago!

Citizen
 - 
Monday, 2 Apr 2018

Govt should do something to stop this kind of daylight robbery from airports. and should stop toll booth also

Hari
 - 
Monday, 2 Apr 2018

This is not fare.. If they are taking charge for parking, they should ensure the safety of the vechles also

Kumar
 - 
Monday, 2 Apr 2018

In airports evrything is costly. As per Indian rule, MRP will be the last higher price and more than that should not be charged. But for 35 rs soft drink they are charging 45 to 50. for 15 rupees biscuit they are charging 30 rupees.

shahid
 - 
Monday, 2 Apr 2018

This people are making lakhs of income in month by coming from outside and we idiots are fighting each other about religion

shahid
 - 
Monday, 2 Apr 2018

Why this parking has been given to the north indians as in contract, why cant we locals take this parking and run this.. what do say guys?  and this people are so arrogent they think that we are outsiders and they are locals

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May 4,2020

The government of India today said it will begin evacuating its nationals stuck abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic from May 7 in a phased manner. This facility would be made available on payment basis. 

A Standard Operating Protocol has been put in place and the travel would be arranged by aircraft as well as naval ships and will be available on a payment-basis, the government said.

"Medical screening of passengers would be done before taking the flight. Only asymptomatic passengers would be allowed to travel. During the journey, all these passengers would have to follow the protocols, such as the health protocols, issued by the ministry of health and the ministry of civil aviation," it said in a statement.

Specifying the protocols upon entry in India, the government said the returning Indians would be medically screened and will have to be quarantined for 14 days, either in a hospital or in an institutional quarantine on payment-basis, by the respective state government.

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June 13,2020

Chikkamagaluru, Jun 13: Deputy Commissioner Dr Bagadi Gautham said that movement of heavy vehicles has been banned from Tanikodi to S K Border on NH 169 (Mangaluru to Solapur) from June 15 to August 15.

In an official statement issued here on Friday evening, he said that due to heavy rain lashing in the District the minor bridges on the stretch at Umbalagere, Goravanahalli and Gulaganji are in a dilapidated condition. As a precautionary measure, the movement of heavy vehicles has been banned.

As an alternative, all the vehicles (below 15 tonnes) from Chikmagalur can travel via Baliho Nur-Magundi-Kalasa-Kudremukh-SK Border. The vehicles from NR Pura (below 15 tonnes) should travel via Koppa-Hariharapura-Bidaragodu-Agumbe.

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May 15,2020

Mangaluru, May 15: In a shocking development, five residents of Udupi district, who recently came from United Arab Emirates today tested positive for covid-19.

As many as 49 passengers among over 175 repatriates who were brought from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport on May 12 were from Udupi district.

Hence they were quarantined in Udupi district and their throat swabs were sent for testing on the same day. Today, five of them obtained positive report. They were today shifted to TMA Pai covid-hospital from their hotel rooms.

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