Commuting in Delhi, for shortest distance from Ashram to South Extension, is more terrifying than traveling longer distances out side Delhi. I live this terror at least twice daily. It is really disheartening to discovered one lane where trucks or in other words heavy vehicles ply, in another one there’s buses (I really don’t think its essential to mention here that they rarely ply in their assigned lanes), and the only left out lane has cars, mini buses, motorcycles, hand carts & all the other vehicles during the peak traffic hours like 9 am or 7:30 pm.
The EPCA report no. 27 (July 2006) in response to the Hon’ble Supreme Courts directions suggests certain solutions to avoid traffic congestion & inconvenience caused to general public. The report suggests “Entry of the heavy vehicles is to be permitted only from 11 pm to 7 am and only on selected roads. Transporter should submit a written undertaking that all trucks shall leave the area during restricted hours.”
I wish the report by EPCA & its suggestions are carried out seriously. The issue is more than the congestion & traffic jam that the general public suffers from. The issue is also related to the kind of pollution these traffic jams create & unnecessary wastage of fuel as well. With rising cost of fuel, despite the international price having come down, it pinches the pocket of general public every time they get caught in traffic jams. The trucks plying on the roads of Delhi rarely have abided the rule for pollution check as well. What’s the use of spending so much for running the CNG buses on roads when the pollution is still continuing to affect us and environment in the shape of pollution created by the TRUCKS?
Dear Authorities it’s a request on behalf of all the commuters who happen to commute during the peak hours & have to suffer due to the trucks on roads in the no-entry zones or during No entry, kindly make sure to keep the trucks off road at least during the peak hours.
Weconscious has come up by combining two words “WE” & “CONSCIOUS”. Thereby meaning, we the people who ought to be conscious about our rights & duties. We Conscious is a pious effort to highlight, show, and educate people of the various monsterheads of corruption, moral degradation and gross civic negligence that are rampant in our society. It’s an effort to highlight the illegalities we suffer on day to day basis.