A City at a Crossroads: Why Srinagar’s Traffic Revamp Matters More Than Ever By: Javid Amin | 29 November 2025 Srinagar, with its breathtaking landscapes, bustling markets, and rapidly growing urban footprint, stands at a crucial moment in its infrastructural journey. The latest traffic revamp plan is not just a bureaucratic exercise—it is a foundational restructuring of how the city moves, breathes, and grows. For decades, the city has struggled with a familiar list of urban ailments: narrow arterial roads, ad-hoc public transport practices, haphazard parking, and unregulated pedestrian activity.…
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Trash Tower: Srinagar’s Achan Landfill Exposes Urban Decay and SMC’s Biggest Test
Trash Tower: Srinagar’s Ugly Truth and the SMC’s Test By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2025 The Stench of Neglect On a damp Friday morning, drizzle fell softly over Srinagar’s Achan landfill, but it brought no comfort.Instead of freshness, the air was thick with the stench of decay that drifted across neighborhoods — Nowshehra, Lal Bazaar, Soura, and Eidgah. Children waiting for school buses covered their noses with handkerchiefs. Shopkeepers sprayed cheap room fresheners into the air. Windows were shut tight despite the humidity. What was once a quiet stretch…
Read MoreSrinagar Implements Intelligent Traffic Management System: E-Challans to Begin Tomorrow
E-Challans to be Issued Through ITMS in Srinagar Starting Tomorrow Srinagar, December 17, 2024 – The Srinagar traffic landscape is set to transform as the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) becomes operational. Starting tomorrow, e-challans will be issued to traffic violators, marking a significant step towards modernizing traffic regulation in the region. Overview of the ITMS Initiative The ITMS aims to enhance road safety and improve traffic management by encouraging drivers to adhere to traffic rules. This system is a part of a broader strategy to modernize law enforcement and…
Read MoreJammu Residents Hit Streets over Smart Meters, allege ‘Inflated’ Bills
The government has informed that of the total 20 lakh smart meters, over five lakh have been installed so far in Jammu and Kashmir even as a major demonstration against the move took place even on Thursday in the Karan Bagh area. Power Development Department Principal Secretary H Rajesh Prasad said 15 lakh more meters would be installed in the UT. Due to the demonstration, the vehicular movement in several areas, including RS Pura, Satwari and Chatha, remained blocked for hours. Protesters raised slogans against the government over smart meters…
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