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Chandigarh 06th May:- Lambasting both Congress and BJP leadership for playing havoc with Chandigarh's future due to their insensitive and careless attitude, 'Traffic Man' Boota Singh on Sunday asserted that the ever evolving traffic needs of City Beautiful needs a calibrated approach which the both ruling parties had so far tragically not exhibited.
Advocating Light Rail System for Chandigarh's traffic woes, the former Indian Railways Traffic Services officer who is contesting as an independent candidate for Chandigarh LS Seat out rightly debunked Metro, Mono Rail or Sky bus services as unsuitable for Chandigarh. He also mooted the idea of constituting a three-member joint transportation board for the tri-city's pending traffic solutions.
Interacting with media persons, Boota Singh who has over 30 years of expertise in traffic management said that Light Rail System was a technologically proven system and at present had been implemented in over more than 40 countries worldwide and could easily be introduced in our existing city system without much disruption and can be elevated, underground and on the outskirts area. Such arrangement would serve till 2040, he added.
Taking pot shots at both sitting MP Kirron Kher and former MP Pawan Bansal, Boota Singh said that both leaders were hoodwinking the masses merely for petty political gains and ruining the unique culture of this world famous city. The recent statement of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari where he suggested Sky Bus as the solution for all traffic needs of city once again exposes the classic lack of thinking and callousness on part of BJP leadership when it comes to addressing the core issues our city faces today, Boota said adding that Gadkari and Kher were speaking in different tones and were merely indulging in politics as both did not have any expertise in the matter. Chandigarh requires expertise at the helm if we are to find lasting and realistic solutions to the various issues plaguing the city, former Bureaucrat with more than 30 years of service with IRTS said.
Divulging further on Light Rail System, he said in Chandigarh route could start from Panchkula through Secretariat, High Court to PGI encircle to Mohali, Zirakpur and other intersecting corridors. It is energy efficient and requires one fifth of energy is safer and would reduce journey time by more than 50 to 75%, he added. Rail Metro carries same amount of traffic as five lanes of bus traffic and 12 lanes of private motor cars.
Mono rail systems have limited passenger throughput whereas demand for the city is much more once the driving unit motor fails on the guide way it becomes difficult for evacuation of passengers. It was the same reason Mono Rail had failed in Mumbai, he added. The Sky Bus on the other hand is viable for hilly terrain and not fit for Chandigarh as it can hit support pillars due to technical limitation on curves and has fewer throughputs.
Speaking about various other problems being faced by Chandigarh he said city needs a concerted approach as far as the issue of traffic congestion, rising pollution, garbage processing and issues concerning migrant labour.
Referring to the issue of increasing garbage problem, he said small garbage dumps should be set up on the outskirts of city rather than the one at Daddu Majra. Daddu Majra dump poses a serious health hazard and should be urgent shifted out of city limits, he said adding that this only required administrative proactivness and should not have been allowed to linger on for so long. Mocking the Swach Abhiyan as mere tokenism, he said that merely distributing bins won't suffice; serious action was required to change people's mindset towards a clean green surroundings.
Boota Singh also advocated for a 10 – 12 member barefoot Vidhaan Sabha to constitute acts desired by the voters. . He further said that MP can be honorary member of such a Vidhaan Sabha. This will help work the system efficiently.
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