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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The tragedy took place at around 6:30 a.m. While two among them died on the spot, the third one breathed his last at a hospital, soruces said.

Yelahanka traffic police have registered a case in this regard. 

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The developed product dispenses sanitiser upon sensing the presence of the hand. The product has features like automatic hand detection, indication for power, and sanitiser quantity in the system.

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