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| Kerosene run outdated buses: Hazardous, dangerous | | | Shiv Kumar Padha
Basholi, Apr 29 : Kathua, Basohli and Bani route and many other routes in the interior parts of our state are proving a safe haven for the buses which have either outlived their prescribed age or has lost their road worthiness and the destination of which is only the scrap houses.
The condition of these buses is so poor that not to talk of travelling in them one is even afraid of boarding them.
While in speed these buses shake and produce vibrations as a result of which the vibrating floors fill the interior of these buses completely with dust.
Being run on kerosene oil the engines of such buses do not produce the required power and give out thick patches of unburned carbon particles (smoke) which pollute the surroundings from where they pass.
The passengers on board are never sure about reaching the destination safely and in time because these buses are always prone to accidents either due to the breaking of the motion or failure of the brakes.
Many times these out dated buses have met accidents and have taken precious lives and caused injuries to many more. Even one hour journey by these buses causes nausea and head ache to the passengers. In order to hide the outward condition of such buses and make them attractive from outside the owners get them painted in beautiful ' vibgyor' colors.
It is strange how and from where the owners of these buses arrange kerosene oil in the denominations of thousands of liters easily while the poor consumers who don't get this cheap fuel more than 5 liters a month.
It means that these transporters are hands in glove with the PDS department and law enforcing authorities from where they manage this poor man's kitchen fuel easily and in abundance.
These out dated buses run on the highways giving out black thick balls of smoke undaunted, un noticed, and un interrupted by the traffic police or the departments concerned with environmental hazards while the personal light vehicles are stopped on the highways for the checking of the pollution certificates of their vehicle and in the absence of which they are fined.
The matter has been brought in the notice of the concerned authorities and also been highlighted in the media many times but these officials seem to have taken no cognizance for the reasons best known to them. It is the high time that the MVD and pollution control department together with the regional transport department should act firmly and restrain such vehicles from polluting the environment, create environ hazards and play with the precious lives of those who commute by these buses daily. |
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