Tuesday, 24 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Though long traffic jams on several main roads have become a regular thing during every Vidhan Sabha session in Dehradun, the State Government never attempts to make the situation better for the general public during that period. Every year, the police claim to make arrangements to ensure smooth flow of traffic during every state assembly session but traffic chaos continues to make the public suffer on the roads during these sessions. This was stated by locals while expressing their sentiments on facing traffic issues on various roads of the city on Monday due to the monsoon session of Vidhan Sabha.
According to local resident Sanskar Kandari, it took him over one hour to reach Dharmpur from Mohkampur due to the diversions and congestion on the roads. He said, “What is the use of traffic planning if the commuters have to suffer every time? I noticed multiple police personnel on some roads while there were none at others to manage the traffic. Why do the authorities not plan responsibly despite observing the same issues during every session for years.” Some senior citizens also complained about inconvenience due to traffic congestion.
A 63 years old Dalanwala resident, Dharam Singh Chauhan said that he and his wife had an appointment with a doctor located at Saharanpur Road on Monday and it took them over forty minutes to reach there due to heavy traffic. On the question of what he expects from the authorities, Chauhan responded that if the authorities would have been even slightly considerate of the public’s suffering during state assembly sessions, they must have done something to tackle this long ago.
Locals also complained that several commuters like office goers and students who use public transportation have to suffer more as they have to travel more to avail the facility of public transport like e-rickshaws, autorickshaws, Vikrams and city buses. “I had to pay extra bucks to an autorickshaw driver reach my office near IT Park from Prince Chowk and I was still 30 minutes late due to traffic at various crossings along the way like Survey Chowk and Sahastradhara Crossing. The government should also be bothered about the public during the Vidhan Sabha session,” stated a local resident, Seema Khulbe.
