Traffic woes for Jammuities with Darbar Move

Tahir Mushtaq


JAMMU, Nov 16: After the Darbar Move to the winter capital of the State Jammu, there has been a rapid increase in the number of vehicles plying on the roads resulting in traffic congestion.


According to the sources, there is an increase of about seven to ten thousand vehicles in the past few days just because of Darbar Move in Jammu.


Heavy rush on the roads is now a common scene these days and frequent traffic jams has made the situation more worst.


Traffic cops are having a tough time on the roads to streamline the ever busy traffic. 


Maintenance of roads and flyover, repairing and painting of dividers would not help in solving the traffic problem unless some stern measures will be taken by the administration.


The existing flyover in Jammu which was made for shortening the distance to cover various routes of the city is utilized for the movement the VVIPs of the State after the shifting of Darbar to Srinagar in summer. 


When contacted Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic, Jammu Zahid Manhas said “for the smooth functioning of the vehicles the traffic department has set up around ten to eleven check points”.


He added that as per the requirement of the location, the department has also increased three to four traffic personnel at every check point for the period of six months till the Civil Secretariat remains in Jammu.