Ganderbal, 30-Dec : The non-availability of public transport in evening hours has caused immense hardships to the people in several areas of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.Hundreds of commuters, mostly office-goers and students, are seen stranded at the sumo stands and on the side of the roads in the market during evening hours.Locals said that the people from different villages including Doderhama, Behmama, Kangan, Gotli Bagh, Manigam, WataLar, Lar while from Kangan to the subareas including Chathargal, Babangri, Gund and other areas are facing immense problems due to the lack of public transport service in the evening hours for the last few days in the district.Locals said that they have been arriving home late for the last several days due to unavailability of transport.“Public transport disappears here after 5 pm, causing trouble for the people. The administration must look into this issue because not everyone has their own car,” a group of students from Central university said.They added that public transport is not often available in the evening hours and they have seen how anxious people are here during that time. Meanwhile, Assistant Regional Transport Officer Ganderbal Basharat Mahmood, told that he will look into the matter at an earliest.“It is their genuine demand and hopefully in the coming days transport will operate in the evening hours in the district for the convenience of public”,he added.(CNS)
