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Whose Traffic is it anyway ?
Dear Sir,
The ebullient team traffic of Bhubaneswar is certainly making an
impression. Gone are the days when the traffic policemen dressed in
tardy white uniform doing his job almost unnoticeably. But the smart and
suave looking members of team traffic with their toned up bodies and
dressed in shining white-blue uniform with equally shining elbow guards
with their black glasses on are certainly eye caching and offer a
pleasant sight at the criss cross junctions of the city. They look more
like models who are ready to walk the ramp. Looks like looks certinly do
matter for the Commissionerate Police. They provide a fitting tribute to
wide and smooth roads of the Capital city. The Commissionerate Police
has very wisely decided to infuse young blood by phasing out the senior
members to less active roles which is both befitting and rewarding to
their gruelling job careers. So far so good. Now comes the harsh
reality. Anyone who travels on Cuttack Road must be aware of the
escalating traffic problem there. But surprisingly no one seems to give
a dirty damn about it. First of all, one is at a loss to understand as
to why there are more than a dozen vehicular cross overs on a stretch of
2 KM. road which makes travelling on this road extremely bumpy and
dangerous. The condition of traffic from Kalpana Square to Mousimaa
Chowkk is almost explosive in the peak hours what with people coming
from all directions and venturing into all directions sending the
traffice rules for a toss. The traffic department, for reasons best
known to itself has not put on at least a a road divider for the purpose
of streamlining the traffic. People who are travelling towards the
aerodrome are always at the risk of mowed down by vehicles coming from
Puri side because the pillar there is so inadvertently placed that
vehicles coming from Puri are not able notice a junction there and tend
to overtake the other vehicles being unaware of people who would be
heading towards aerodrome. Therefore vehicles bumping unto each other
are a common sight at the Mousimaa Chowk during peak hours. The traffic
department has failed completely to remedy this problem either out of
apathy or incompetency which is unfortunate. Everyone living in
Bhubaneswar has definitely seen the Basanti Durga Mandir at the
Rasulgarh Chowk, not because it is any big or famous temple, but because
it is virtually situated on the sub lane which runs parallel to the
National Highway. The encrachment is so blatant that it offends the
feelings of every passer by. Since the temple is situated right on the
sub lane, people who use the sub lane for travelling towards Palasuni
have to encroach on the National Highway heading into vehicles coming
from the opposite direction exposing their lives to fatal accidents. And
all this because some wily Puja Nana has not only encroached the place
for building the temple but has also built up half a dozen shops under
the cover of the temple. It is unfortunate that, such a wild violatiion
of the Law is being looked the otjher way when all the high and mighty
of the state are residing here. Will the Police care please ?
Balakrishna Barada
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