Traffic chaos ahead of Eid has hit business in Kashmir, Guv should intervene: KEA

"Ahead of the Eid was the time, when the traders could do some business to eke out a living but that the traffic chaos has badly affected such activities especially in the summer capital of Srinagar," KEA chairman Muhammad Yasin Khan said in a statement issued here on Wednesday.

Khan, who also heads the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) alleged that the Traffic Police department has failed to implement a dignified traffic plan in coordination with the stakeholders especially traders. On top of that, he said traffic police personnel could be seen busy imposing challens on congested roads only to add to the congestion.

He said given the massive gridlocks, most of the markets in Srinagar and towns in other districts were giving a deserted look with regard to the footfall of shoppers, who were find it impossible to reach such marketplaces.

Khan said the Central Business District of Lal Chowk in particular was worst hit as the prospective shoppers were avoiding coming to the city center.

Seeking personal intervention of Governor Satya Pal Malik, Khan also appealed Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan to take stakeholders especially traders into confidence to get rid of the menace on the roads so that people get respite.