Commuters faced inconvenience on the roads of Dehradun for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as traffic was thrown out of gear with the BJP and the CPI-M aside from some other outfits taking out rallies.
Things were grim on several roads with the vehicles remaining stuck for long. The BJP led by its president Ajay Bhatt launched its Pardafash rally meant to expose the failure of the Congress led Government of the State.
Hundreds of party activists joined the rally. Besides, BJP Mahanagar activists took out Tiranga Yatra dedicated to the freedom fighters in the city. Moreover, CPI (M) members assembled at Gandhi Park and rallied to the Collectorate, protesting against the Centre’s failure to arrest the spiraling prices of the edible items.
Things were compounded further with the members of some associations taking out rallies. The students added to the road chaos with those representing student unions staging rallies outside the DAV (PG) College campus.
With hundreds of people hitting the roads while coming from several parts of the state, a huge traffic jam ensued.
Commuters had to wait long, stuck as they were in the traffic jams at many crossings. long queues of vehicles were witnessed at many crossings across the city. Things on the road got such a severe jolt that the police failed to do anything.
Vehicles moved at a snail’s pace at many places. The ordeal that started in the morning continued till evening, landing the traffic police in a miserable plight.
At many of the important crossings across the city, vehicles were found stuck bumper to bumper, leaving the commuters in the lurch. Among the worst affected areas were Rispana, Survey Chowk, Dilaram Chowk, Mussoorie diversion, and Clock Tower, Ballupur Chowk and Balliwala Chowk, Mussoorie roads where traffic either crawled or got stuck.