Residents of Bonpora and its adjacent areas at Batamaloo here say haphazard parking of trucks is putting them to inconvenience by causing traffic congestion and trespassing on their houses.
They say goods trucks are parked along either side of theroad from Al Barq hospital and Bonpora, leaving little space for regulartraffic to flow smoothly.
“Why can’t truckers park at the Batamaloo yard? Parking ofthese heavy vehicles outside our residences is unsafe for our children as well.The continuous parking of these heavy trucks with huge load is damaging waterand telephone lines,” said Munawar Mir, a resident.
The residents complain that authorities have not taken anyaction after they reported the issue to them.
“We have reached out to concerned authorities and told themthis haphazard parking is posing threat to our safety and also damaging waterand telephone lines but no action was taken. We fail to understand if theBatamaloo yard is available why can’t they park their vehicles there,” saidRiyaz Dar, another resident.
Seniour Superintendent of Police for traffic in Srinagarcity, Tahir Geelani, said the department will make sure that trucks are notparked on roadsides during the daytime.
“They are allowed to park and unload during night but notthroughout the day. We will still look into the issue so that public will nothave to face any inconvenience,” Geelani told Greater Kashmir.