It’s World Tourism Day, and the BMC’s manner of celebrating it is rather outlandish -- instead of improving amenities and stepping up on publicity to woo tourists to the city, the civic agency has decided to reduce parking rates in South Mumbai over the weekends. While the island city already has to face heavy traffic on weekdays, BMC’s harebrained idea will affect its traffic situation even on weekends.

To ease the traffic:Under the new policy, attempts will be made to create more parking spaces in the city, and implement new technology to ensure their smooth functioning. Representation pic