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| Unorganized public transport system results mess on roads: Experts | | | Shakeel A Khan
Srinagar, Apr 1: Despite being the summer capital of the state, Srinagar is witnessing poor means of transport and the traffic chaos on the roads due to unorganized transport sector which further is compounding the problems for the daily commuters.
Experts in the surface/road transport say that Srinagar's existing public transport system can be described as very poor and unconventional and they observe the transport system is highly unorganized with disproportionate fleet of buses/mini buses; frequent delayed trips causing higher waiting time and discomfort.
"Due to wide gap caused by rapid increase in registered vehicles against marginal increase in road infrastructure, the traffic and transportation problems have been aggravating constantly, experts opinioned and further have reasoned this as the major cause of inconvenience to the people.
Being the summer capital, Srinagar also attracts a lot of regional traffic.
"On an average, 75,000 vehicles enter or leave Srinagar city on a normal working day and similar pressure is experienced during winters in winter capital, they said and added since there is least or marginal increase in road infrastructure, the problem becomes worse.
As per a study conducted by RITES (Rail India Techno Economic Services) Limited Gurgaon, 83 percent road network in Srinagar area is witnessing a forced breakdown flow. The level of service (LOS) where every vehicle moves in lockstep with the vehicle in front of it, with frequent slowing required and where travel time cannot be predicted. "Traffic mess that we encounter has become somewhat like a daily experience causing serious inconvenience to the people from all walks of life. People are stuck in traffic jams and fail to reach offices, institutions, appointments and even to hospitals in time,'' said Kousar Atiq, a daily commuter.
It is interesting to note that a household in Srinagar has an average expenditure on transport estimated at Rs.2608 per month, which is about 12.2 percent of average household monthly income in spite of the fact that about 22 percent trips are walk trips and 60 percent trips are in buses and mini buses.
"The traffic signal is the modern trend to ensure the smooth flow of traffic across the globe even in smallest nations but it has utterly failed to do wonder as far as Srinagar city is concerned, said one pedestrian at Jahangir Chowk, further adding, "one can see the majority of the drivers especially those driving minibuses violating the traffic signals.
People in general believe that it is high time to think of an action plan that can bring this alarming situation under control. They are also of opinion that government must increase the road infrastructure with a planning for at least for next hundred years and also try to control the traffic violations by the mini bus drivers who often have their day courtesy absence of government managed transport in the sector.
Pertinent to mention J&K is only state where government managed transport is missing from the roads putting daily commuters on the mercy of private transport operators for inter and intra city movements. |
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