KARACHI, April 29: The City District Government Karachi has failed to install traffic signals at main Abul Hasan Ispahani Road.
On February 22, the city government said that the traffic signals would be installed at three different points of Abul Hasan Ispahani Road, as per the directives of City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal, to regulate traffic flow.
The proposed sites for signals were the intersections of Paradise Centre, Bhayani Heights, and Abbas Town.
After the reconstruction of this road, it is witnessing massive traffic jams, as normally no traffic policeman could be seen on the road from Safari Park to Sohrab Goth.
Area residents complained that due to non-presence of traffic police and lack of traffic signals, they faced several hardships.
Shahid Gabol, a resident of Bhayani Heights, said that they had to face difficulties while crossing the road during rush hour.
He said minor traffic accidents had become the order of the day due to chaotic road traffic in absence of traffic signals or traffic policemen.
Mr Gabol said that drivers, especially of public transport vehicles, blatantly violated traffic rules and created a mess.
Neelum Abbas, a resident of Abbas Town, said reckless drivers do not care about pedestrians or those crossing the road.
She said that the area residents were not allowing their children outdoors owing to frequent incidents on this extremely busy road.
They appealed to Sindh Home Advisor Wasim Akhtar, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal, DIG traffic Karachi, and other authorities concerned to ensure installation of traffic signals on the road, besides the deployment of traffic police to avoid any mishap.—PPI
