Sir,
There are only two seasons in India, for which everyone goes gaga, one is mango season and the other is, wedding season. Indians are known for their big fat weddings across the world, spending lavishly and enjoying every single moment of the celebration which lasts for almost a week, but sometimes little do they know that their liberty of celebrating their special moments clashes with the liberty of their fellow citizens. As marriage season is in full swing and people have started appearing in numbers, there is total chaos on roads. Ignorant ‘Baratis’, who have come to grace the occasion with their presence are into so much jubilation that they don’t even realise, that they do possess some responsibilities towards their society. They don’t like to bother themselves to find a suitable place for parking and leave their cars in the middle of the streets or anywhere they feel like, leaving the passers-by in mayhem.
This chaos is not only because people parking their cars inappropriately but authorities are equally responsible for not providing adequate parking facilities. Based on a report, a city driver spends an average of 18 to 20 minutes searching for a parking space, resulting in stress, wastage of fuel, increased emissions, and decrease in productivity. While the numbers of vehicles on the roads have increased, the space in Jammu city has either remained the same or has shrunk due to the population pressure.
This imbalance is the most important factor for affecting mobility and accessibility in our city. This rapid expansion of human population has crippled the authorities and they are short of space leading to this unbearable congestion on roads.
Mohd Yaseen
Jammu
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