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| Jammu - the city of Jams | | | Vivek Koul | 10/31/2019 9:42:49 PM |
| One of the most common and irritating problem that one faces in the Jammu city is getting caught in traffic jams. The daily commuting on the roads of Jammu is becoming worrisome and more grueling day by day, depicting the failure of the public transportation infrastructure to keep pace with the growing developing activities in the Jammu city. Traffic congestion is a burning issue in our city now a days'. Due to burgeoning traffic congestion the life becomes totally out of gear and has come to stand still. Traffic rules, lane driving, red lights are not being followed honestly which lead to traffic congestion in our city. It has also led to the increase in the number accidents and fatalities on the roads. The irony is that everyone is in hurry but nobody reaches on time. The system of traffic in our city is worsening and deteriorating with each passing day. Now a day's Jammu city is witnessing the worst traffic congestion problem and jamming right from early in the morning till late evening. Traffic jams have become the daily routine rather than an exception in our city. Whenever we go out with the vehicles, we come across with large number of vehicles snarling up on roads, causing immense inconveniences to the public particularly daily commuters like employees and students to reach at their destinations. Though traffic jam is witnessed frequently but when marriage season starts then it becomes very difficult for the general public as well as marriage parties to reach in time at their destinations.
These days traffic has totally become unmanageable and almost deadlock type of traffic situation can be seen on each and every busy routes of our city. In the peak hours of the day life gets totally paralyzed and collapsed when one passes through these busy routes. However, there is an unprecedented increase in the number of private vehicles these days but it is to mention here that the roads that were built many decades ago were not widened to accommodate increasing vehicular traffic which is a cause of utmost concern for all of us. On the one hand the Jammu city is progressing enthusiastically but on the other hand there is no marked improvement as far as the widening of roads is concerned. Growing complexities in the current traffic system is creating havoc among all of us. Wrong parking, narrow roads, no fixed stoppages for metadors, non-adherence of traffic protocol and rash driving by metador drivers are some of the main reasons behind this burgeoning problem of growing traffic complexities. There are also instances when some drivers violate traffic norms by crossing red signal at chowks or crossing points while traffic cops manning there remains mute spectators. The situation of traffic snarls goes grim particularly after Darbar Move when government Secretariat start functioning as part of winter capital as at that time traffic police stop movement of vehicles on some roads for smooth flow of cavalcade of vehicles of the VIP or Minister, adding woes of the people. The roads particularly Talab Tillo-Bohri, New Plot Janipur, BC road, Jewel Chowk, Kachi Chawani, Parade Ground, Indira Chowk, Gummat, Dogra Chowk, Bikram Chowk and Tawi bridge remained badly choked with vehicles for hours thereby causing immense inconveniences to the public. The students are the worst sufferers in traffic jams, who arrive home late while several of them could not reach at the tuition/coaching centre. It is also very sad that the traffic department is least bothered by these issues which the commuters are facing. The traffic personnel's are only concerned of taking challans and nothing else. It has been highly observed these days the traffic officers are using filthy and abusive language among the general public to create terror and are indulging in some sort of anarchy and dictatorship type of rule which is very painful. By using muscle power the traffic personnel could not streamline the current traffic snarls and Jams in any way. It can only be streamlined by widening of roads, construction of more flyovers and making proper parking spaces. Otherwise the traffic system will remain faulty forever. Traffic awareness programs needs to be initiated by the traffic department in this perspective that will eventually make people aware of the driving rules and other protocols associated with the traffic system. Wrong priorities of traffic department and illegal occupying of roads by street vendors has also created chaotic traffic situation in our city. The Traffic Department is behaving like a revenue generating department. They have limited their work to just filing challans and collecting fines and pay little heed to improve quality of traffic services. The officials deployed at various spots have predetermined quotas of challans to file per day and their attention remains on just completing the quotas. Apart from collecting fines, the traffic department should also concentrate on improving quality of traffic services so that common people have a sigh of relief.
The Government's recently imposed traffic rules and high penalties will not serve any purpose unless and until the arrangement of proper parking spaces and more construction of flyovers could be planned and executed in time bound manner. Government needs to take due cognizance of the alarming traffic situation brewing up in Jammu and should formulate a genuine mechanism so that smooth flow of traffic can be maintained. Comprehensive traffic smart solutions by installing CCTV cameras at all busy routes of the city with high resolution picture can also go a long way in streamlining the traffic woes. Other steps like increasing manpower of traffic police, widening of roads and lanes, removal of encroachment and maximum flyovers have to be taken on war footing basis by the government to save Jammu from further traffic chaos. |
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