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| Despite measures taken by Govt., traffic snarl continue to haunt Jammu | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 7: Despite taking many measures to streamline traffic in the city, the measures taken by the administration and traffic police to streamline the system are proving a failure.
While at many places traffic police have erected dividers to streamline the movement of traffic, these have become a source of long traffic jams adding to the woes of the public. Adding to this is the wrong parking of the cars and two wheelers on the sides of the road by the people, creating unpleasant situation at times, particularly during the peak hours.
The problem is not only limited to posh locality like Gandhi nagar, but even in Kachi Chawani, Parade and few other roads, permanent dividers have become a problem for the commuters, as they leave very little space to drive during the rush hours.
Traffic congestion in city is emerging as the biggest problem as over 50,000 vehicles are being added every year to the already overcrowded roads of the city.
The number of vehicles in the city has swelled to 4,54,400 till March this year, excluding the vehicles belonging to the security forces and tourists entering the city.
"Such steps will be of no help in streamlining vehicles.
Need is to create more infrastructure and parking places so that people are able to find place for parking their cars and two wheelers during shopping", said Ajit Sharma, a govt employee.
Just visiting any of the markets like Gandhi nagar, Jewel Chowk, Kachi Chawani, Parade, Canal road and Janipur, one can witness the huge traffic rush with the shifting of Darbar to the winter capital.
"What was need of this divider; it has further narrowed the space for movement of vehicles. There is so much confusion while driving through the stretch.
One has to hear just blazing horns while passing through the area", said Rajat Sharma, a car owner. Even the shopkeepers are quite amazed by the steps of the traffic police and say that rather than banning the parking; they have added further confusion by erecting dividers.
The total road length in the city is 704.22 km, which means that the density of vehicles in Jammu city is 574 vehicles per km, and the situation has been worsening with every passing day with the addition of cars, tractors, motor bikes, trucks, matadors and busses. |
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