With police missing at peak hours, traffic snarls irk Sahnewal residents
Traffic congestion in Sahnewal is assuming dangerous proportions by the day. Thanks to the traffic police, which has done little to regulate the onrush in the town and ease the problems being faced by the residents, passerbys and commuters as a matter of routine. To make matters worse, the traffic cops are missing at the peak hours to regulate the traffic and the commuters are found jostling with each other to make way and reach their destined spots in time.
The unrestricted entry of the big trollas in the town has taken a heavy toll on the commuters. “These trollas have left the other vehicles literally wanting for space. We are fed up with these trollas which have reduced our lives to a virtual hell,” shared Major Singh, kaar sewa chief of Gurdwara Reru Sahib.
“It seems to be an endless wait for the traffic to run smoothly and for the commuters to find an easy passage one fine day. Where are these cops? And if they are there, they seem to be in no urgency to resolve the issue at the earliest. This has become a daily affair. The precious time we kill at the chowk and the engagements and appointments we fail to keep up, seem to be of no concern to the authorities at all,” he added.
Harbans Singh Sains, a social worker of the town rued, “We tried to contact the traffic police as well as the nagar council, multiple times, for the urgent resolution of this problem. We have requested for traffic lights at Sahnewal chowk, Ramgarh chowk as well as PSPCL spots, which are becoming increasingly congested. There is a solution to every problem in case one is willing to. The traffic police can always affix iron poles for restricting the entry of the trollas or restrict their movement during daytime. But this unchecked entry has caused many lives dear. The huge length of the trolla gives poor judgement to the driver to cautiously sense things around especially when there is want of space. The turn a trolla takes in Sahnewal chowk, many a times, proves fatal for the two wheeler drivers who either get crushed under their tyres or have a narrow escape if luck favours.”
Rinku Sahnewal shared, “We had never imagined that we would have to pay such a heavy price for the flyover we got erected on demand. There is practically no space left. The entry of big trollas, which opened after the erection of the flyover, has ruined our lives. All engagements, howsoever urgent, have to be postponed due to this problem which has been ailing the town for years.”
Assistant Traffic Incharge Zone-5 when contacted said that he can understand the gravity of the situation.
