People urged to use public transport to minimize traffic congestion

STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In view of ongoing festival season and notable congestion due to the construction/widening work on NHW, general public has been appealed to adopt alternate transport options such as public transport, carpooling etc. to avoid jamming at the crowded locations of NHW/other places till the culmination of festival season.
Wrong, improper parking particularly at the crowded places is a major concern and cause of congestion leading to obstruction in the operation of emergency services and disruption in the flow of Traffic, said SSP Traffic Rural Jammu.
“Although, adequate action against the wrong parking is being taken by Traffic Rural, Jammu and over 12878 violations have been booked during the current year on the account of wrong parking, (Overall 116153 challans enforced and fine amounting to Rs. 11,35,27,300/- imposed on the violators) co-operation of general public in this connection is mandatory to prevent disruption of traffic flow especially during the ongoing festival season” a handout issued by the SSP Traffic rural stated. It further appealed to General public to utilize earmarked parking spaces and avoid blocking driveways or access points adding that in case of the non-availability of the parking space, the vehicle should be parked in such a way that flow of traffic is not interrupted.
The office of SSP further observed that negligent approach of people towards the applicable cautionary signages visible on the road is also a cause of major concern which not only leads to disruption in the flow of traffic but also causes road accidents. “Public by large is appealed to strictly follow the applicable instructions such as speed limits, parking restriction, overtake restrictions to prevent any mishap/disruption of the flow of the traffic” he added.
“Encroachment of pathways by hawkers/shopkeepers particularly during the ongoing festival gave rise to apprehension of mishap and disruption of the flow of traffic. Shopkeepers/hawkers are appealed not to occupy pathways as the encroachment of pathways forces the pedestrians to walk on the road causing apprehension of mishap and disruption of the flow of traffic”, it maintained.
The department said that over 60 thousand challans of Traffic Rural, Jammu are pending before the various Courts including notable number of challans pertaining to the year 2022 and 2023. Through the medium Press, concerned owner/violators are appealed to dispose of these challans to avert punitive action under law. For any assistance in this connection, they may contact E-challaning Section of Traffic Rural, Jammu on mobile No. 96223-49183.