Meghalaya minister asks residents to refrain from buying cars without permanent parking

Meghalaya cabinet minister AL Hek raising his concern towards the continuously rising traffic congestion asserted that from now on people without parking spots should not be allowed to buy cars.

Speaking to the media, Meghalaya cabinet minister Al Hek said, "The government is thinking of having multiple parking spaces with many layers of car parking facility in Shillong city... I have seen everybody buying a car but they do not have parking space at home. So now the transport department has to issue strict instruction to anybody who is buying a car without permanent parking space no one should be allowed to buy a car."

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