18/09/2026
Zaffer Mir Takes Up Chadoora Traders' Demands, Pushes for Buffer Bus Stop During Market Visit
Flags Safety Crisis on Chadoora Bridge, Calls for Temporary Footbridge As Repairs Strand Pedestrians
Srinagar, September 17: Senior PDP leader Zaffer Mir (Lasjan) undertook a significant visit to Chadoora town market in response to persistent requests from locals, where he engaged directly with the deepening economic hardship confronting the business community in the wake of the relocation of the town's bus stand to its outermost periphery.
During his interaction with representatives of nearly 300 shopkeepers, vendors, mechanical workshop owners and small traders from across Chadoora's commercial belt, Zaffer listened carefully to concerns over declining business activity, vacant shop fronts and the dwindling movement of passengers through the marketplace.
"The concerns raised by the traders are practical and entirely legitimate. The shifting of the bus stand has seriously affected the commercial activity of the entire market and their grievances deserve immediate attention," Zaffer said.
The traders submitted a formal memorandum seeking the urgent establishment of a designated buffer bus stop near the existing Police Station, Chadoora, from where seven to ten buses serving Hanjoora, Bhanwar and adjoining areas could operate.
Zaffer described the proposal as practical, non-disruptive and immediately workable, stressing that it could restore essential passenger connectivity to the market without disturbing the existing traffic arrangements.
"This is not about creating a new traffic problem. It is about restoring basic connectivity to the market through a sensible arrangement that can be put in place without disrupting the existing system," he said.
Zaffer further assured the traders that he would personally lead a delegation to the Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, to submit the memorandum and press for an urgent time-bound response from the administration.
He also raised a pressing public concern regarding the main Chadoora bridge over the Doodganga waterway, disclosing that he had already formally approached the Chief Engineer, R&B Srinagar, over the difficulties caused by the ongoing major repairs to the structure.
"With the principal crossing out of safe use, pedestrians including the elderly, students, women, daily wage workers and commuters have been left without a reliable or safe means to cross," he said.
Zaffer called for the immediate installation of a temporary footbridge alongside the existing Bailey bridge arrangement, stressing that the measure should be treated as an urgent public necessity rather than a long-term infrastructure undertaking.
"We cannot allow people to remain without a safe crossing while major repairs are underway. A temporary footbridge is an immediate humanitarian requirement and the authorities must act without delay," he said.
Zaffer Mir reaffirmed that he would personally pursue both issues with the concerned authorities, maintaining that the concerns raised by the people of Chadoora could not be reduced to routine administrative requests.
"These are fundamental issues affecting the livelihoods, mobility and daily lives of the people of Chadoora. I will personally pursue both matters with the concerned authorities until a workable solution is delivered," he said.
