No entry rules flouted, heavy vehicles rampant
Mail News Service
Jamshedpur: Jamshedpur’s roads are turning into death traps. In just 48 days, 32 lives have been lost and 22 people have been left seriously injured due to reckless speeding, drunk driving and administrative apathy. The recent tragic deaths of a father-daughter duo in Jemco and a couple in Baghbera have sparked outrage, raising serious concerns about road safety and the administration’s inaction.
Despite designated no-entry hours for heavy vehicles, they continue to ply fearlessly on city roads. Traffic police, often seen issuing challans to smaller vehicles, seem to turn a blind eye to the rule violations by large trucks and dumpers. The consequences are fatal. The case of a dumper crushing a couple near Tatanagar Railway Station, despite traffic police checks in the area, has left citizens questioning the system. “How did a heavy vehicle enter a no-entry zone in broad daylight?” asks a local resident.
The human cost of these accidents is unbearable. Dishaani Chaudhary, a young graduate, lost both her parents in a road accident, leaving her life shattered. She had been waiting for them to return home, only to receive the devastating news of their deaths. Similar tragedies unfold daily in accident-prone areas like Tata-Hata Road, Dimna Chowk, Sakchi and the Ranchi-Tata National Highway.
From Adityapur to Chandil, reckless speeding and overloaded vehicles continue to claim lives. Illegal parking, poor lighting, pothole-ridden roads and missing traffic signals further worsen the situation. Overtaking and drunk driving remain uncontrolled, turning the city’s roads into corridors of chaos.
Traffic DSP Neeraj claims that measures are being taken to enforce no-entry rules and curb speeding, but ground reality tells a different story. “Traffic police are running awareness campaigns,” he says, but the rising death toll suggests that enforcement is weak. As Jamshedpur’s roads continue to bleed, the question remains—how many more lives will it take for real change?
Foot overbridge construction at Jugsalai Railway Crossing delayed
Jamshedpur: The much-anticipated Jugsalai Road Overbridge remains incomplete, despite its original deadline of January 2023. Work on essential components like stairs, tiles and shedding is still pending.
The Railway Engineering Department claims the project will be finished by the end of March, but in the meantime, thousands of commuters are forced to cross the railway tracks dangerously every day. The Jugsalai railway crossing was officially closed on January 31, 2023, when the construction of the overbridge began, but delays have left residents in a precarious situation.
