Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 17: The two newly opened wine shops at Sarwal Morh, New Plot are creating traffic chaos on the busy Amphalla-Janipur Road.
In peak hours, huge traffic jam is usually witnessed on this busy and congested road but the two newly opened wine shops at Sarwal Morh (New Plot) has added to motorists’ woes by bringing traffic to a halt on Amphalla-Tali Morh stretch of the Road.
Specifically during evening hours, these wine shops swarmed with buyers who parked their vehicles on roads, subjecting commuters to severe road stress. Heavy traffic jams have become a daily affair at this stretch of the road during peak hours. Throngs at wine shops dotting the stretch only worsen the situation.
“There is no parking space near these wine shops. All the vehicles are parked on the road, leading to narrowing of the space,” said Vijay Kumar (a motorist), while adding that this has become a daily affair but the traffic police department has shut its eyes. They remain active in the day but in the evening, when the traffic increases, they are found nowhere.
Vishal Sharma, another commuter said that the issue was highlighted even on social media platforms and brought into the notice of the Police Department but no step was taken by the Police to regulate the traffic. He wondered how Excise Department has given permission to the opening of two wine shops in the same area and that too on main road.
“As there is no wine shop in this area from Amphalla to Bantalab except these two at Newplot, huge rush of buyers is witnessed in these wine shops in the evening. With no parking place nearby and no presence of police outside these shops, the wine buyers parked their vehicles on the road, leading to traffic snarls,” said Sandeep Singh, a motorist stuck in the traffic jam.
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