Traffic chaos on Akhnoor road

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 7: As existence of various private schools as well as community halls and marriage centres along the Akhnoor road had already led to traffic chaos on this busy road especially from Paloura to Muthi camp bridge, the problem has been further aggravated with the opening of the Service Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) Office along this road opposite to BSF School Paloura.
Since the opening of the SSRB Office the traffic chaos are daily witnessed on this road near BSF School Paloura and a huge jam from Tope bridge to Muthi Camp bridge has become a routine affair now.
A huge traffic jam was witnessed on this road today also from Tope bridge to Muthi village this afternoon as a large number of vehicles were trapped in the jam for a long time as hundreds of youth including a sizeable number of girl candidates were waiting on road side in long queues to fill up their forms for recruitment in Government service resulting an impediment in the free movement of vehicular traffic on this busy road.
The opening of the SSRB Office on the road side has drawn a lot of public criticism as it has led to the problems of the people who are often trapped in a traffic jam for hours together.
It may be recalled that three community centres and three reputed private schools exist in the same locality which had already added to traffic problems there, said Dr G K Gupta a social activist. He said the problem becomes worst during marriage season as large number of vehicles are parked along the Akhnoor road on this spot. But the problem has further aggravated with the opening of the SSRB Office, he added.