Deft operators
Delhi's parking managers
Ram Prasad (name changed) came to Delhi more than 20 years ago from Uttar Pradesh and started working as a parking attendant at a commercial centre in Delhi. He soon became an informal sub-contractor of the parking lot. (Parking contracts in Delhi are typically picked up by influential people with access to politicians and bureaucrats. They then sub-contract these.)
During his tenure, Prasad has seen six contractors