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| Transporters continue to suffer huge losses as unrest completes 90 days in Kashmir | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 6: As the unrest completed 90 days in Kashmir valley today the life is showing signs of normalization, but the overall picture is somewhat confused as nobody is willing to bell the cat vis-à-vis bringing the life back on track.
Over the past couple of weeks considerable movement of private vehicles has been witnessed in the various districts of Kashmir valley.
However, as the public transport remains off the roads people are facing numerous difficulties in reaching their respective destinations.
Masses have to board auto-rickshaws in order to complete their journey.
People living in areas like Sanat Nagar, Jawahar Nagar and Rajbagh were castigated by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani as according to him these areas have rejected the strike calendar and are carrying out their normal activities. In fact the shopkeepers of these areas were warned of dire consequences in case they did not adhere to strike calendar of separatists.
However, as on date there is tremendous movement of private traffic in the other city areas including Lal Chowk, city centre of summer capital of the state.
Auto-rickshaws and private vehicles can be seen moving in the city areas and it gives an impression that the situation is normal in Kashmir at least in the summer capital.
Reports from other districts like Budgam, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam suggest that the movement of private vehicles is more than encouraging there as well. The tension has been reduced to a great extent in all the areas of Kashmir and it seems that day is not far off when the things would be absolutely normal.
As on date the public transporters are suffering huge losses since their vehicles are lying idle for the past three months. Since most of the transporters have taken loans from the banks they are finding it very difficult to repay the loan through installments. With no business the transporters are finding it very difficult to make the two ends meet.
Interestingly, the relaxation as announced by the separatists has not come to the relief of transporters since they cannot run their vehicles in the evening after 5 PM.
The relaxation gives chance to the shopkeepers to do their business even though for very few hours. Although, most of the transporters want to resume their business they cannot do so since the separatists are somewhat indifferent to their problems.
In the meantime the police today said that the situation across the valley remained normal and there was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere.
A statement issued by Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir said that with the improvement in overall situation there was a quantum increase in the day to day activities across the Valley.
"Increased volume of private as well as public traffic was seen on roads across the valley," it said adding the shops were open and a large number of vendors were seen on the roads lanes and by lanes.
The statement said that in its continuous and sustained drive against the 'trouble mongers', police during last 24 hours arrested 77 such people involved in various offences of disturbing public order in different parts of the valley. |
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