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“Are you in a relationship with-Partner? NO, Food? NO, Facebook sensation Priya Prakash varrier? No.
I'm in a relationship with- Traffic Congestion” - this is a quite common meme in Facebook and it seems to be true nowadays.
Be it any religious programme, rally of any parties all that sudden breakdown of bus-tram will throng the road and might lead to block the traffic flow. The city of Joy for quite a long time facing the traffic chokes and no one is bothered to look after such bottlenecks. Kolkata's chaotic traffic has the capacity to instantly turn your happy-smile face into “Why am I staying in this city” mood. It will not only tax on your blood pressure but also pinch your wallet too. Traffic Control of India, state that 3 most tricky traffic cities in India are- Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata. But, we all forget about the traffic police who clear the choked area on a daily basis. Be it on a mundane Monday Morning or a Saturday night party, they are the ones who save the city from any traffic congestion.
Here's the 4 worst traffic congestion in Kolkata where our Kolkata cops play vital role-
1. DumDum metro station-Nagerbazaar: Let's start with North. Be it the long queue for auto, buses this place is crazy. Innumerable stalls, footpath dwellers and permanent establishment and many more of this place leads to one common problem-Traffic chokes. On bad days it takes up an hour or more to navigate through this area.
Nagerbazaar traffic constable Pratim Das state, “This is one of the busiest routes but we keep up the pace and let go everything smoothly”.
2. Park Circus 7 point crossing- What happen when 7 busy road intersect in one single point? Simple, it gets chaotic and lead to never ending traffic jam. Literally hundreds of vehicles pass through this place every single day making it one of the most difficult places to travel. This seven point connects busy city hubs like Gariahat, AJC Bose Road and Sealdah among others. But fortunately we get stuck to this congestion very less due to the presence of a good number of cops regulating the entire traffic flow.
3. Taratala-Behala-Thakurpukur: The entire road which stretches from Taratala to Thakurpukur used to suffer due to traffic congestion. But the traffic control board over there has taken the entire management in their hands now. They have managed to keep it undisturbed even when the second reason for the traffic jam is construction of metro line.
4. South city/Jadavpur police station: This road is less congested compared to above 3 traffic joints. But, when four main roads intersect, it is bound to face traffic issue. Sometimes it takes 15 minute just to cross the JPS (jadavpur police station). Traffic constable Rustom D'souza commented, “This area get really congested, but we do our best to get the path clear for everyone”.
Be it in a crazy saptami night or 25th December or maybe every day basis we all are dependent on the Kolkata traffic guards and certainly we are thankful to them.
