SRINAGAR: Authorities have issued a fresh traffic plan for uptown areas of capital Srinagar ahead of the Durbar Move, when the government shifts here from winter capital Jammu.
A police spokesman says this has been decided “to de-congest and help in smooth regulation of traffic in and around Srinagar, one of the main cities and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.”
The plan is as follows.
“One way traffic shall remain enforce on Residency Road and no vehicle shall ply from Regal Chowk towards Residency road.”
“All the shopkeepers/offices situated in the vicinity of Polo View, Regal Chowk, Gantaghar and Hari Singh High Street are advised to park their vehicles in the designated parking lots. Only one lane parking shall be allowed for customers that too within yellow line on the roadside and any one found violating these norms shall be dealt under law.”
“There will be one-way traffic from HSHS towards Maharaja Bazar and one-way traffic movement from Hanuman Mandir Gali towards HSH Street.”
“Some drivers of 407 vehicles are found picking and dropping the passengers on the main road especially on bridges/corners thereby creating inconvenience in free flow of traffic. Any vehicle violating these norms shall be seized and they are directed to board and de-board the passengers at the designated bus bays.”
“The shopkeepers and customers from Sonwar Bazar upto Dalgate are found parking their vehicles on the main road and they are directed to park their vehicles on the designated parking places.”
“Besides, huge number of vehicles are found parked on the road side particularly from Badyari Chowk upto Grand Palace crossing, thereby creating hindrance in free flow of traffic. They are advised to keep the road through; otherwise their vehicles will be towed away.”
“The vehicle dealers and the shopkeepers from old Police Headquarters (PHQ) and police station Shaheed Gunj upto Watali Gali are parking their vehicles on the main road thereby creating traffic congestion to the vehicles particularly ambulance bound for SMHS/SKIMS etc. They are warned to avoid such wrong parking and no violation will be allowed.”
“Huge number of Awara (stray) Sumos have been found operating at different location in city Srinagar particularly at Lal chowk, Dalgate, Batamaloo, Karanagar, Iqbal Park etc. and such Awara Sumos shall not be allowed to operate particularly in City Srinagar.”
The spokesman says the traffic police in Srinagar will launch special drives in coming days to streamline traffic.
Whether the new plan is just a hollow attempt or will the police actually implement it remains to be seen.
