A proposal to ease traffic jam
We are living in a city where there seems to be more vehicles than people. Apart from the private cars, which are fairly in good condition; taxi cabs, CNG auto-rickshaws, public buses (except for the BRTC buses) are in a dilapidated condition. These public transports, as I might put in my own words, 'have died a natural death many years ago.' But they are still plying the roads of Dhaka. I wonder why the government is not taking any steps to get these 'dead vehicles' off the road. May be the authorities concerned to check the fitness of these 'dead vehicles' are offered a good amount of bribe to keep their eyes closed. It seems like BRTA's motto is - “see no fitness, and a pocket full of richness!”
The government should introduce rail-cars from Narayanganj to Savar for the working class people and students who have to bear the hassle every day. The first stoppage should be at Kamalapur, the next at Khilgaon, then Moghbazar, Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Airport and finally at Savar. There should be a chain of six rail-cars capable of transporting 600 people, and there should also be five shifts during rush hour, in the morning and the evening.
If the govt. takes this step to ease traffic congestion, they will surely win the hearts of the common people. This is a suggestion for the government's consideration.
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