It was in last October to decongest the city roads the Jammu and Kashmir Police had, for the first time, used drones in Srinagar and Jammu to study the traffic problems. The rising number of vehicles coupled with inadequate infrastructure are causing high traffic congestion in the cities and the national highways. The management of traffic has become a big issue as the people are suffering because of the frequent jams especially in the two capitals and the highway connecting them. During the past decade or so the vehicle population in both the capital cities has multiplied manifold leaving behind the development of supportive infrastructure. The condition of peripheral roads is the worst and even in these areas the vehicle population has increased at a rapid pace. In a place where people hardly respect traffic rules and care for other road users Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s recent move seeking peoples’ cooperation especially students calling them to voluntarily help implement odd-even scheme, similar to the one in Delhi looks a tall order and a dream that never would be fulfilled. Lack of reliable public transport system has forced people to go for their personal mode of transport. Mushrooming of matadors no doubt has given an affordable transport mode but they are the worst congestion creators along with breaking of the traffic rules with impunity. Road sense and traffic sense among the people is very low which is visible by the way vehicles are parked in public places and road sides thus making already narrow roads more vulnerable to accidents and bottlenecks making smooth passage of traffic an issue which till date has remained unsolved. The problem is that traffic has become so messy in the State its handling now goes beyond the competence of the Traffic Department which already is hamstrung by a severe shortage of staff. In fact, what hampers the smooth flow of traffic in the State is primarily the inadequate infrastructure than the inability of the Traffic Department to regulate. Now it looks the situation has reached a point where it can’t be allowed to go on as a matter of fact but will have to be tackled with a long term plan to counter the growing problem.