Kathmandu: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has banned the parking of vehicles on the roads around the New Road area from today.

Senior Superintendent of Police Rajunath Pandey, the head of the Metropolitan Police Force, has informed that the metropolis has prohibited parking on the black paved roads around Dharmapath, Juddha Salik to Indrachowk, Khichapokhari, Mahabouddha, Veer Hospital, with effect from Tuesday.

According to Pandey, the metropolis has arranged for free parking at the Kathmandu View Tower (formerly the old bus park) and 300 four-wheelers and 700 two-wheelers can be parked there.

The metropolis has also said that special cleaning will be done around the streets of New Road area, where parking is prohibited from Tuesday, to facilitate traffic.

Earlier, the metropolis has implemented ban on vehicle parking in various areas including Durbar Marg and Jhonche.