KARACHI, Dec 13: The Inspector-General of the Sindh Police, Syed Kamal Shah, has asked the Capital City Police Officer and the DIG Traffic Karachi to formulate a viable strategy, in consultation with the city government, to remove the bottlenecks in the existing traffic system.

He issued the instruction while going through a report submitted by the Capital City Traffic Police.

He instructed the traffic police to remain on roads, especially during peak hours, and senior police officers should monitor the affair.

The report pinpoints the ever-increasing encroachments on roads, issuance of too many route permits to public transport vehicles, digging of roads by utility agencies without coordination, illegal bus stands, virtual non- existence of parking space besides manifold increase in the number of vehicles, as the main causes of the city’s traffic muddle.

The report discloses that at present eight major roads have been dug up in the city perhaps for development works which unfortunately is suspended due to one reason or the other.

Various roads in all the three traffic zones in Karachi are under repair, and 15 roads are in a dilapidated condition. As a result, the remaining roads are unable to take on the traffic load.

The traffic police are of the view that efforts have been made to remove the encroachments, particularly on roads and footpaths, several times, but they reappear in no time.—APP