With the beginning of the Onam week celebrations and the switching on of the city-wide illumination, the main road from Palayam to Vellayambalam has been experiencing heavy traffic in the evenings till late into the night. However, despite a major shortage in parking space in these areas, hardly anyone has been making use of the city Corporation's multi-level car parking lot, located within the main office compound near Palayam, which is now being kept open till late into the night.
The parking lot is being used during the daytime, mostly by Corporation officials and visitors to the Corporation office. However, much of the public still seems to be unaware of the facility and assume it to be meant only for visitors to the Corporation office. According to a Corporation official, this has prompted the civic body to put up display boards in several locations in the area asking the public to make use of the facility.
