NEW DELHI: Parking on footpaths will become a cognizable offense and vehicles could be impounded for severe parking violations if a new action plan prepared by the SC-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority, in consultation with the Central Pollution Control Board , is implemented. EPCA has submitted the draft "comprehensive action plan for air pollution control" in the Supreme Court on the SC's directions.Among "short term" measures, it seeks raising parking-related penalties to 10 times the parking fee along with impounding. "Demarcate parking areas. Equip them with metering systems, signages and IT for information on parking availability to reduce cruising time and on-street management," the plan states.