Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 1: Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM) today held a protest demonstra-tion against increasing traffic chaos in city and its outskirts.
He demanded taking of immediate steps for making the Winter Capital “a smart city” and for rolling down prices of essential commodities.
The activists of JWAM followed by irate traders and citizens today blocked Janipur-High Court Road and disrupted traffic for some time in protest against deteriorating conditions of roads, lanes and drains of Jammu West Constituency, besides traffic congestion on important roads.
The protesters alleged that no action is visible of Jammu a smart city and it has become a distant dream and the work on Jammu’s AIIMS is at snail pace.
Addressing the protesters, Sunil Dimple, president, Jammu West Assembly Movement threatened of dire consequences if the Government does not roll down prices of petroleum products in the State.
He also said the petrol-diesel prices should be brought under the GST to give relief to the transporters and the passengers.
Dimple appealed the Governor to take note of the worsening traffic scenario in Jammu city, also take effective steps to stop this and control this menace of worst traffic problem, upgrade and expedite the construction work of circular, ring roads. He alleged the city MLAs, MP never bothered to take up this matter seriously.
He demanded the construction of alternative four way circular road from Amphalla- Manda to High Court – Janipur to Roop Nagar to Bantalab to ease traffic on the Janipur Road.
He demanded to start the metro rail, mono rail connecting the Jammu city with adjoining towns Samba, Bari Brahmna, RS Pura, Akhnoor, Nagrota and other towns. He alleged that traffic signal lights have also been put to halt.
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