Rain, Rakhi rush spell chaos on roads in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 22

The festival of Raksha Bandhan, coupled with heavy rainfall, led to long queues of vehicles on several city roads today. Minimal presence of traffic cops further escalated the issue.

The roads where the traffic came to a standstill were Hambran Road, Jassian Chowk, Gill Road, PAU Road, Clock Tower, Pakhowal Road, Ghumar Mandi, Sherpur Chowk, Atam Park, Bus Stand Road, Lakkar Bridge, Gurh Mandi, Police Division 3 Chowk, Field Ganj, Gurdwara Kalgidhar Road, Daresi, Shivpuri Chowk and Fountain Chowk. Although traffic police personnel were present at some intersections, they were unable to manage the traffic load. Some roads witnessed waterlogging too, due to which the traffic crawled at a snail’s pace.

Deepak Mahajan, whose car got stuck on the Hambran road, said whenever the city experiences rainfall, traffic comes to a standstill. “The police should plan in advance for the rainy season. At least some diversions should be provided to prevent jams on the main city roads. Not only the traffic police personnel, cops from police stations should also be deployed to ensure smooth flow of traffic,” he added.

Another commuter, Rohit Arora, said he remained stuck in the Field Ganj area for half an hour as traffic was moving at a snail’s pace. “We can’t blame the traffic police alone for this mess. Residents who have no traffic sense create more nuisance. If people drive responsibly, this traffic mess can be avoided,” Arora added.

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