Krishna Nagar and Geeta Colony residents seem to be living in din
constantly. The constant rush of vehicles to and fro has become a
headache for them and they want the problem to be addressed on priority.
The traffic police responsible for maintaining a semblance of order on
the roads are accusing people for the situation. So there seems no
respite in the near future, feel most people.
Several meetings of the residents and Delhi Police traffic department
have been held and despite lengthy discussions nothing came out of it.
Last month, traffic personnel assured us that they would increase the
timings on signal lights so as to easily clear the traffic but it has
not been done so far.
“We have been demanding better traffic management and proper signal
lights at every big crossing, but no one is interested in listening to
our grievances,” says Shyam Sundar Gulati, a shopkeeper.
Krishna Nagar and Geeta Colony are hubs of activity during the day. The streets remain clogged.
Many shops and business establishments are haphazardly located
surrounding the residential colonies and the shopkeepers and visitors
park their vehicles on the main roads, which leads to a lot of chaos on
the roads.
The movement of heavy vehicles worsens the situation. For
two-wheelers, negotiating the dense traffic is a big task. So is the job
of crossing the roads for pedestrians.
Apart from heavy vehicles, DTC buses and RTVs also ply through some roads, which are not wide enough. So it leads to a lot of congestion and chaos on the roads.
Many shops have been extended up to the road and they have eaten up a chunk of road space. The footpaths too have been usurped by the small time vendors and encroachers.
Residents say that politicians talk about everything else except traffic management. No political leader wants to include such problems in their manifesto, nor does anybody bother to do anything concrete for them, they add.
Better traffic management, wide roads, maintained footpaths and proper traffic signals are the basic need of the colony, say residents.
“Several meetings with traffic police have been organised but no permanent solution seems to be in sight to control the traffic congestion,” says Sonia Vohra, resident, Krishna Nagar.
“The roads have not been developed properly and electricity poles have still not been removed from the middle of the roads,” says Ravinder Singhal, shopkeeper.
“We are trying to decongest the main roads and streamline the traffic. We have received some suggestions from RWAs regarding traffic management,” said Rajesh Kumar, area traffic inspector.
Apart from heavy vehicles, DTC buses and RTVs also ply through some roads, which are not wide enough. So it leads to a lot of congestion and chaos on the roads.
Many shops have been extended up to the road and they have eaten up a chunk of road space. The footpaths too have been usurped by the small time vendors and encroachers.
Residents say that politicians talk about everything else except traffic management. No political leader wants to include such problems in their manifesto, nor does anybody bother to do anything concrete for them, they add.
Better traffic management, wide roads, maintained footpaths and proper traffic signals are the basic need of the colony, say residents.
“Several meetings with traffic police have been organised but no permanent solution seems to be in sight to control the traffic congestion,” says Sonia Vohra, resident, Krishna Nagar.
“The roads have not been developed properly and electricity poles have still not been removed from the middle of the roads,” says Ravinder Singhal, shopkeeper.
“We are trying to decongest the main roads and streamline the traffic. We have received some suggestions from RWAs regarding traffic management,” said Rajesh Kumar, area traffic inspector.
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