In several parts of South and Central Srinagar bus stands are though coming up fast with the obvious motive of reducing traffic Congestion in the summer capital but experiences of traffic regulation show that plans of increasing parking facilities if preferred over construction of bus stands in nook and corner of Srinagar city particularly in commercial hubs in and around city centre would surely reduce the intensity of traffic congestion in Srinagar city. Since the increasing traffic jams are hugely disrupting the routine business operations and the trading activities in commercial hubs in around city centre Lal Chowk , a major initiative to increase the parking slots in commercial hubs of Srinagar city and major towns of Kashmir valley could bring immediate respite to both the travelers and as well as the business and trading community in summer capital Srinagar . While the irrefutable fact is that the increasing traffic jams are fast reducing the working hours both in the government offices particularly schools and colleges and as well as the local trade outlets not only in Srinagar city but also in most of the major towns of Kashmir valley ,the losses as such caused due to huge loss of time in the working of both government offices, and as well as commercial establishments if calculated will be running into several crores of rupees on daily basis across Kashmir. Increasing traffic jams can’t be reduced without increasing the parking spaces in the commercial hubs of Srinagar city and major towns of Kashmir valley particularly in the immediate vicinity of schools, colleges and shopping malls.
Reducing parking spaces for passenger cabs, matador buses and private cars is the bigger cause of traffic congestion on all the city routes and highways leading to most of the district headquarters of Kashmir valley. Reduced parking spaces if not increased immediately would further intensify the increasing woes of traffic congestion equally both in Srinagar city and major towns of Kashmir Valley.
While there are two mechanised parking slots for private cars in City Centre Lal Chowk in Srinagar, the government has shut most of the parking facilities for passenger cabs and mini passenger buses in city centre Lal Chowk and in the process no new parking facilities have been built anywhere in the entire city centre for either the passenger cabs or the matador buses mostly parked at the corners of main roads across Srinagar city. So Traffic jams are not a concern only for traffic regulators but also for traders, Government Employees ,Students and people travelling to their work places in the morning and returning their homes in the evening. . Reducing parking spaces for passenger cabs, matador buses and private cars is the bigger cause of traffic congestion on all the city routes and highways leading to most of the district headquarters of Kashmir valley. Reduced parking spaces if not increased immediately would further intensify the increasing woes of traffic congestion equally both in Srinagar city and major towns of Kashmir Valley.
