Due to poor enforcement of laws, Nagpur city traffic is going from bad to worse, with almost every road witnessing jams every day. Although multi million rupees are poured into upgrading the infrastructure in the city, the fruits of development are nowhere to be seen. Citizens are wondering where the massive development push has gone as day in and day out they are finding themselves stuck in traffic snarls.
The traffic snarls are not limited to one or two spots but more than 40 areas are identified in a survey carried out by Nagpur City Police. So, the slogans of changing Nagpur for a better tomorrow that were on since last few years seem to have evaporated in air. Citizens have to bear with severe inconvenience and with every passing day, more the development more the trouble is on cards. From the past one year, the situation on city roads has gone from bad to worse. Despite the road widening work, construction of new roads, over-bridges and almost completed metro rail work, vehicular traffic still cannot flow freely as was envisaged.
The spots in city that daily are witnessing traffic jams are Medical Square, Ajni Railway Over-Bridge, Rameshwari Square, Rahate Colony Square, Ramdaspeth, Jhansi Rani Square, Central Mall, Canal Road, Manas Square, Agrasen Square, Mahal, Badkas Chowk, Kalamna, Itwari, Manewada Square, Dighori Square, Kharbi and Sakkardara Square, the two T-points at Manish Nagar Besa junction. During morning hours between 10 am to 12 pm and in evening from 4 pm to 8 pm every other thoroughfare is jam packed with vehicles trying to find a way out of congestion. Now even Khamla Square and Ajni Square too are daily witnessing traffic snarls and one of the main reasons is crisscross movement of vehicles.
Unless straight traffic rules are adopted the situation is not going to improve and on the contrary worsen with every passing day, An analysis of the chaos reveals that less deployment of traffic police personnel during the peak hours to regulate the traffic movement. Even the cops who are at square are not forthcoming to intervene and ensure that road users obey the rules. Due to lack of supervision the peak time reveals a total mess on every other thoroughfare. During the traffic congestion, some of the smart alec are always trying to cut corners and end-up blocking the entire movement of vehicles.
10 types of violators are hitting the vehicular traffic most. include unauthorised parking outside country liquor shops, auto dealers illegally occupying a major portion of roads, and used vehicle dealers blocking portions of footpaths and roads in several localities in the city.