An interactive meeting with Mr. Anuj Malhotra,/the Traffic Advisor to Government of Jammu & Kashmir was convened by The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Inc) at its office on 28th of December, 2017 to discuss the Traffic Management Plan of Srinagar city. Mr. Nasir Hamid Khan, Sr. Vice President, KCC&I, chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by representatives of various associations of the Central Business District like Poloview, Residency Road, Fairdeal Market, Hari Singh High Street etc.
Mr. Anuj Malhotra briefed the members about the various measures being undertaken to improve the Traffic Management with special focus on the Central Business District. Among other things, the up-gradation of the public transport system, adequate parking areas, facilitation of the movement of pedestrians, creation of basic and beautification utilities like resting areas and toilets were laid particular emphasis upon by Mr. Anuj Malhotra.
While appreciating the efforts and plans, the participants also gave several suggestions including centralized parking fee collection, levelling of footpaths on same level as the roads, clear demarcation of on road parking slots, replacement of dividers and lane markers with used rubber tyres and other general requirements of a commercial zone. The lack of connectivity of the Central Business District across the Jhelum was also discussed in detail and the dire need for construction of vehicular bridges to cater to the huge volume of traffic was highlighted.
Presenting the vote of thanks, Mr. Nasir Hamid Khan, Sr. Vice President said that their was a need for regular interaction between the planning/implementation agencies and the business community. He appreciated the innovative and modern planning methods of Mr. Anuj Malhotra and assured all support of the business community in planning and implementation of measures aimed at improving and upgrading of the traffic management of the Central Business District and other areas of Srinagar.