Sources in the Transport department say it’s a move to cut the jams on the rapidly growing city’s roads. Once implemented successfully for commercial vehicles it would not be long before the ruling is extended to cover private vehicles, too, officials said.

Jaishankar Tiwari, assistant road traffic officer, Noida, said on Wednesday that the move is a way to cut illegal parking in the city. Calling it a “unique” move, Tiwari said the Regional Transport Office-Noida has introduced the scheme in coordination with the Noida Authority.

“The plan is intended to reduce parking on city roads,” Tiwari said.

The Noida Traffic department’s records show at least 100 commercial vehicles are registered every month, most of them being taxis and autorickshaws. Trucks and tempos come a close second, and officials say most of these vehicles are left parked on the roads due to paucity of adequate parking lots. The obvious result: traffic snarls.

As per the new conditions, commercial vehicle owners should have evidence to prove ownership of the parking space before they are allocated registration numbers. The department’s officials would inspect the parking site before the registration process is given a final clearance.

From Thursday, Transport department officials will also survey and check vehicles commercial vehicles entering Noida from Kulesra borders. The idea, say officials, is to get a perception of the number of vehicles that enter the city every day.

Up next, they would chalk out a plan to organise the flow of vehicles into Noida, say officials.

Officials of the Sales Tax department and Noida Traffic Police will also be working on the survey, Transport department sources said.

Once implemented successfully, officials assure that the move will go a long way in solving the rapidly growing suburb’s traffic problems.

Transporters oppose But the move to hook up parking with registration has had the transporters miffed, with transport unions today threatening to take their protest to the streets.

They are demanding that the rule should be implemented only after the authorities finalise the Transport Nagar plan.

A long-held demand of transporters, especially owners of heavy vehicles, is creation of a separate transporters’ area in Noida, on the lines of Loni Transport Nagar in Ghaziabad. Authorities had given a green signal to the plan last month.