By Ajmer Alam Wani
GNS Rajouri JAMMU: After facing many delays, Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has finally completed the survey for constructing four multi-story parking buildings in Jammu city to deal with the parking problem faced by the commuters. Though they were supposed to be constructed about two years back but lack of coordination between Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and Jammu Development Authority (JDA) had delayed the project.
Officials said that the survey would be submitted to the government in March after which funds would be released for the construction of same in this financial year. These multi storied parking buildings would be established at bus stand, Super Bazzar, Doctors lane and Kachi Chawni.
It is pertinent to mention here that city is facing huge problem of parking, as with addition of thousands of vehicles in past 20 years, no major defined places have been established keeping in view the expansion.
City has become so congested particularly during the Darbar move that people had to search for, were to park there vehicles. At drivers have created their own unauthorized parking and leave their four or two wheelers there during the night hours.
Recently with management of rising vehicles become a nightmare for the administration in the rapidly growing urban centers of Jammu and Kashmir, government had decided to formulate a comprehensive City Transport Policy for scientific management of the vehicles.
It is more problematic for the commercial vehicles too, as finding no space to park busses or matadors they just keep them on road side leading to heavy traffic jams.
“Survey has been completed and same would be submitted to government for approval and work would be started in new financial year”, said a senior officer from JDA.
“When the night falls, one can easily see residents of the city and adjoining streets parking their vehicles in the lanes and by-lanes on both sides of the road. In case of emergency, ambulances don’t find space”, said Kuldeep Sharma, from Janipur colony.
Nearly four lakh vehicles are on the roads of Jammu and added to it are the floating vehicles bringing in the pilgrims and tourists to the state.
When contacted JDA Vice Chairman Vinod Sharma said that the copy of project reports has been circulated towards the members of JDA Board of Directors for their comments and hope that within the period of one month JDA will issue the tenders for the said project.
GNS Rajouri JAMMU: After facing many delays, Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has finally completed the survey for constructing four multi-story parking buildings in Jammu city to deal with the parking problem faced by the commuters. Though they were supposed to be constructed about two years back but lack of coordination between Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and Jammu Development Authority (JDA) had delayed the project.
Officials said that the survey would be submitted to the government in March after which funds would be released for the construction of same in this financial year. These multi storied parking buildings would be established at bus stand, Super Bazzar, Doctors lane and Kachi Chawni.
It is pertinent to mention here that city is facing huge problem of parking, as with addition of thousands of vehicles in past 20 years, no major defined places have been established keeping in view the expansion.
City has become so congested particularly during the Darbar move that people had to search for, were to park there vehicles. At drivers have created their own unauthorized parking and leave their four or two wheelers there during the night hours.
Recently with management of rising vehicles become a nightmare for the administration in the rapidly growing urban centers of Jammu and Kashmir, government had decided to formulate a comprehensive City Transport Policy for scientific management of the vehicles.
It is more problematic for the commercial vehicles too, as finding no space to park busses or matadors they just keep them on road side leading to heavy traffic jams.
“Survey has been completed and same would be submitted to government for approval and work would be started in new financial year”, said a senior officer from JDA.
“When the night falls, one can easily see residents of the city and adjoining streets parking their vehicles in the lanes and by-lanes on both sides of the road. In case of emergency, ambulances don’t find space”, said Kuldeep Sharma, from Janipur colony.
Nearly four lakh vehicles are on the roads of Jammu and added to it are the floating vehicles bringing in the pilgrims and tourists to the state.
When contacted JDA Vice Chairman Vinod Sharma said that the copy of project reports has been circulated towards the members of JDA Board of Directors for their comments and hope that within the period of one month JDA will issue the tenders for the said project.
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