A city with over 23 million of population, being The Largest City Of The State & World's 2nd Largest City with respect to population within city limits.
As a matter of fact, the city daily meets to various kind of negativities from terrorism, extortion, political unrest, land grabbing, underworld mafias, gangwars & etc, in simple words - a mismanaged city.
Alongwith the extensive growth rate of population, the city also faces an annual growth of nearly 8% in its traffic; making a Topsy-Turvy maze for the Citizens to dare with routine travelling.
Its unfortunate that non of the governments had ever owned the problems of the city specially and particularly transportation. Its shameful to mention here that Karachi has been recognised as world's largest city with no Mass-Transit System; indeed we are a nuclear state but failed to provide prpoer transportation facilities to citizens.
Absence of master plans, unwilling leadership, public's distrust on traffic controlling agencies & unawareness with rules & regulations have resulted in a terrible traffic scene which is being faced by every citizen everyday.
The major segments in the transportation disaster includes the encroachments, illegal car parkings, unauthorised motorcycle rikshaw a.k.a Ching'chi, ancient public busses having fake fitness certificates, fraudulent driving license, out of route bus stops, garbage pits, unavailability of pedestrian bridges where required, illegal road blockades & other similar events.
However, the core responsibility to manage all such issues belongs to the regulators i.e The Traffic Police Department, Transportation Ministry & The Governments; but to do this there should be a goodwill & sincere intention, which both are far ahead of said administrators.
Several projects in the name of Mass-Transit, Circular Railway, Signal Free Corridors, Rapid Bus Transit Routes are aready to be started, but unfortunately our governments not willing to move beyond the feasibility reports as their intentions based on tenders, corruption & possible personal financial advantages to get fetched from budgeted costs.
Recently, Karachi Traffic Police department decided to change the uniform of the traffic controllers from "Corrupted White" to "Sophisticated Grey" to give them a fresh clean look.
For The Citizens, The Old White Uniform used to be " A symbol of Corruption & Bribery", We hope that concerned officials will also transform the typical mindset of the policemen, their behaviour, attitudes & make them well trained with social norms.
Just A Change in outfit not matters to the masses if our Traffic Police is not willing to change their mindset.
A qoute of world famous political activist, a writer & the nobel prize winner Sir George Bernard Shaw should always be remembered that;
"Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.."
As a matter of fact, the city daily meets to various kind of negativities from terrorism, extortion, political unrest, land grabbing, underworld mafias, gangwars & etc, in simple words - a mismanaged city.
Alongwith the extensive growth rate of population, the city also faces an annual growth of nearly 8% in its traffic; making a Topsy-Turvy maze for the Citizens to dare with routine travelling.
Its unfortunate that non of the governments had ever owned the problems of the city specially and particularly transportation. Its shameful to mention here that Karachi has been recognised as world's largest city with no Mass-Transit System; indeed we are a nuclear state but failed to provide prpoer transportation facilities to citizens.
Absence of master plans, unwilling leadership, public's distrust on traffic controlling agencies & unawareness with rules & regulations have resulted in a terrible traffic scene which is being faced by every citizen everyday.
The major segments in the transportation disaster includes the encroachments, illegal car parkings, unauthorised motorcycle rikshaw a.k.a Ching'chi, ancient public busses having fake fitness certificates, fraudulent driving license, out of route bus stops, garbage pits, unavailability of pedestrian bridges where required, illegal road blockades & other similar events.
However, the core responsibility to manage all such issues belongs to the regulators i.e The Traffic Police Department, Transportation Ministry & The Governments; but to do this there should be a goodwill & sincere intention, which both are far ahead of said administrators.
Several projects in the name of Mass-Transit, Circular Railway, Signal Free Corridors, Rapid Bus Transit Routes are aready to be started, but unfortunately our governments not willing to move beyond the feasibility reports as their intentions based on tenders, corruption & possible personal financial advantages to get fetched from budgeted costs.
Recently, Karachi Traffic Police department decided to change the uniform of the traffic controllers from "Corrupted White" to "Sophisticated Grey" to give them a fresh clean look.
For The Citizens, The Old White Uniform used to be " A symbol of Corruption & Bribery", We hope that concerned officials will also transform the typical mindset of the policemen, their behaviour, attitudes & make them well trained with social norms.
Just A Change in outfit not matters to the masses if our Traffic Police is not willing to change their mindset.
A qoute of world famous political activist, a writer & the nobel prize winner Sir George Bernard Shaw should always be remembered that;
"Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.."
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