Lahore carries tremendous historical importance and is regarded as a prominent tourist hub. It also has notable significance amongst the beautiful cities of the world. However, the ever-increasing vehicular traffic on the roads of Lahore, in the last couple of decades, has been a big threat to its beauty and historical significance. The situation is getting alarming which makes one wonder as to why this traffic chaos prevails despite the existence of flyovers, underpasses and well-constructed roads.
Many factors are attributed to the unprecedented traffic mismanagement in Lahore. The first and the foremost factor is the lack of competent and efficient traffic management police. There exists lesser number of traffic wardens than required at the traffic signals. This creates traffic jams for long, and leads to an unruly traffic flow. At times, the traffic wardens are merely busy in claiming undue fines from the vehicle owners, who do not even violate the traffic rules. This impedes the efficiency of the traffic police in effective regulation of the traffic flow. In addition, the failure of the Punjab government to design and implement a full fledge modern traffic management system, in lines with the foreign countries’ setup; despite many plans is another cause of traffic mismanagement. There stands a dire need for the Punjab government to take action. It should adopt concrete measures to employ a greater number of efficient and responsible traffic wardens. It should also allocate adequate funds for the traffic flow’s improvement. All these measures, if implemented prudently will ensure a smooth and hassle free traffic flow on the roads of Lahore.
AIYZA JAVAID
Lahore
