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Green initiative by Sharjah Municipality

by | 08-01-2014 18:30 recommendations 0

On 07-Jan-14 Sharjah Municipality has launched SMS parking system. Earlier public has to take a paper ticket from parking meter & place on the dashboard of their cars. On an average 1-2 tickets are taken by everybody. Normally after the parking period is over, the ticket is just thrown away. End of the day it generated so mush of waste.

Now all that can be avoided by using SMS service from mobiles. By sending an SMS the parking can be secured. Moreover, a Motorists will get a reminder SMS 10 minutes before the expiry of the time of ticket. Thus, Parking period can also be extended by using mobiles.

This is a positive step taken by Sharjah municipality. It is moving towards its goal set at 2015 for Landfill free Sharjah. One action leads to the other. Drops make an ocean. This is a very positive step towards sustainable city.

For the records, Dubai has this service since past 4 years. And it has most number of cars in entire UAE. Sharjah is the second city to have introduced this service

 

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8 Comments

  • says :
    @ Rohan, It was super cool.
    @Sabin, agreed, paper wastage is curbed.
    Posted 13-02-2014 14:00

  • says :
    no to waste yes to conservation, good work and good way to reduce paper waste.
    Posted 09-01-2014 16:32

  • Rohan Kapur says :
    WoW! we used mobile parking in Sharjah yesterday. It was cool.
    Posted 09-01-2014 15:19

  • says :
    Thanks Arushi, Shrijana, Humaid & Christy for your comments
    Posted 09-01-2014 15:05

  • says :
    Wow that's nice! It will contribute to save many helpless trees :)
    Posted 09-01-2014 09:59

  • says :
    Came in today's newspaper. A great step taken to reduce paper usage.
    Posted 09-01-2014 02:40

  • says :
    Thanks for sharing the information about the green initiation by Sharjah Municipality.
    Posted 08-01-2014 23:26

  • Arushi Madan says :
    It's indeed a very green and eco friendly step by Shj Municipality , Thanks for sharing Raunak.
    Posted 08-01-2014 20:36

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