The residents of various areas of north Kashmir’s Kupwara Tuesday complained about the dearth of proper transport on several routes, which they said causes inconvenience to them.
The residents from Guzriyal, Reshigund, Dardsun, Kralpora and other adjacent parts complained about the transport dearth.
“Everyone does not have a personal vehicle and due to lack of public transport, we are forced to board vehicles which charge exorbitantly,” they said.
“Sumo and mini-bus services are not available during the daytime. A student cannot take a cab every day as it is expensive, and students don’t get concessions on fares,” said Peer Yasin, a local resident.
Rashid Ahmad, a local told Good Morning Kashmir that he travels from Guzriyal to Kralpora and faces difficulty in availing public transport on a daily basis.
“Women of our area suffer most due to the unavailable transport service. They feel scared to wait for sumo service in the evening hours. They are forced to catch private vehicles when nothing is possible,” he said.
Not only the general public, the students who are going for tuition at different centres, patients and other aged persons are mostly suffering. “There are so many people who can not afford walk by foot kilometers. People here are badly facing hardships due to non availibility of public transport,” they said.
Meanwhile, the local residents urge Deputy Commissioner Kupwara and concerned authorities to resume mini bus and sumo service from Guzriyal to Kralpora during the day so the lack of transport woes will be over.
