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Around 4,100 parking spaces in the Emirate of Sharjah have been converted into paid parking slots in the third quarter of 2020, the Sharjah Municipality has announced.

The areas included spaces in the 3rd, 10th, 15th and 17th industrial areas, the Sharjah Municipality announced on social media.

The Sharjah Municipality mentioned that the new paid parking scheme covered also parking zones in Muweilah commercial area, Al Taawun area and Al Nahda area.

During this year, the municipality has converted 230 additional parking spaces into paid parking and operated smart parking meters equipped with a touch screen with no need to print the parking ticket, as a pilot project, the municipality added.

Since the beginning of July, the municipality has issued and renewed 6,323 virtual parking subscriptions, and issued 583 parking reservation permits for commercial and industrial establishments as well as private parking lots.