Massive traffic jam on Sanat Nagar-Tengpora route irks commuters

Srinagar, Nov 11: Hundreds of commuters on Monday evening faced a tough time due to a massive traffic jam from Sanat Nagar bypass to Tengpora Bridge, for hours.

Several commuters complained that in the absence of traffic cops, smooth vehicular movement was affected on the stretch.

“I left my Nowgam office at 5:30 pm and started my journey towards Bemina where I’m putting up. Normally it takes me 20 minutes to reach home, but today I was stuck at Hyderpora bypass for the last one-and-a-half hour,” Zahid Nisar, a commuter.

Several ambulances and other patients boarded into private cabs were also stuck in the jam.

A family from Pantha Chowk area who was traveling to JVC hospital to inquire about the health condition of a patient also expressed anger after they got no space for hours to come out from the traffic mess.

Reports said that authorities have initiated some maintenance work at Tengpora Bridge, which bottlenecked the space for smooth traffic movement on one of the terminals of the bridge.

The travelers however appealed to authorities to come into action and ensure smooth movement of traffic on the Bypass.

To mention, Srinagar has been witnessing massive traffic jams for the last over two weeks mainly due to diversions and defunct traffic lights.