The University Students' Council (KSU) has launched an initiative to promote car poolingto reduce congestion on campus.

The council has made arrangements for Car Park 4 - the area adjacent to the University quadrangle in the heart of campus - to be used as a car pooling car park between Mondays and Fridays from 7am to 1pm.

"KSU is aware that given the substantial growth in the number of students that attend University every year, there exists an ongoing parking problem on campus," the council said.

Car Park 4 can cater for 35 parking spaces.

Security personnel will be stationed at the gate to check whether each car carries a driver and at least two passengers, together with two parking permits - one belonging to the driver's car, the other belonging to one of the passengers that would have forfeited his car park space on campus.

The pilot project will start tomorrow and will be in operation for two months.  The success of this project will determine whether it will be extended.

"KSU is hopeful that such an initiative will encourage students to car pool to University - the reward being a prominent car park area with guaranteed parking. Should this project be a success, the possibility of moving to a bigger car park reserved for car poolers is not excluded."

Students can offer or ask for lifts using the car pooling application on website www.ksu.org.mt.