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.
Welcoming the move Dr Arathi Krishna told coastaldigst.com that Indians stranded in any foreign country can utilize this facility. "Initially, I was approached by Mr Zakaria and Mr Sheik who wanted chartered flights to help their employees fly back to India. I asked them to write to the Indian Ambassador in Saudi Araia Mr Ausaf Sayeed. Then I requested the ambassador to forward the request to Joint Secretary Dr Nagendra Prasad, who is in charge of gulf division in the Ministry of External Affairs, and then to Secretary on charge of Gulf and then I requested Secretary of Economic Relations Mr T S Tirumurti who was also in charge of Gulf to follow this up," she said.
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Jaago Mangaloreans Jaago!
Govt should do something to stop this kind of daylight robbery from airports. and should stop toll booth also
This is not fare.. If they are taking charge for parking, they should ensure the safety of the vechles also
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.
This people are making lakhs of income in month by coming from outside and we idiots are fighting each other about religion
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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