It is unquestionable that today most of the urban cities face traffic issues and it’s not an issue of a day or two, this is something people in Delhi go through every day. In the morning time between 7:00 AM -11:00 AM the roads are so busy that it’s next to impossible to reach on time and we already know that our boss or teachers will never listen to this crap that there was a jam or something. For them it’s just an excuse. Now, the question comes that why is this city facing these problems. Now, the first reason is lot of cars on road. Every family in this city have their own car and in some families each member of the family have a car of their own. Now, in the morning if each person of this city is going to their workplace or somewhere else they’re going by their own vehicle. People don’t use public transport. I mean they never prefer one. Now, you’ll say that metros are always crowded so where is that coming from? Well, metro doesn’t go everywhere and its fare have been increased giving people a second thought that why can’t go by your own car then going by metro. Now, the only public transport left is “buses”, which are never on time and if they are those buses are so overcrowded that we can’t even think of getting in. There’s a shortage of buses in Delhi plus the buses that are already in use are also not well maintained. The so-called AC buses are so less on roads that they’re hardly to be seen. We’re still using those old CNG buses whose condition is worse than anything else. Sometimes, buses even stop working in between which is also a reason people never prefer to travel by a bus. One thing that has happened good is carpooling. It helps a lot to travel at an affordable price but, still there’s so much traffic on roads and it bothers a lot especially, in peak hours. Metro projects of South Delhi that were expected to be completed 3 years back are still in progress and it’s a huge reason for traffic. It’s understood that once metro will start there will be comparatively less traffic on roads. But, it’s important to finish it on time now and it is necessary to increase the number of buses and maintain them in a good way so that people won’t hesitate in travelling from public transport. Our government should look into this matter after all it’s the capital and it is our responsibility to make it a beautiful city. Whenever we talk to tourists about their feedback on their visit they always say that traffic is a huge problem. Some have said that “how do you guys drive here? It’s insane.” So, let’s try and make it a good place for the people in our city plus people visiting here. Government will take their actions but, being a responsible citizen always try to travel through public transport or carpooling. Lesser the cars on the roads, lesser the traffic.
