Finally, finally, finally—#traffic congestion is being discussed in #Parliament.
Thank you, @raghav_chadha , for raising an issue that affects millions every day but is still treated as background noise in our cities.
This is not just delay—it is lost #productivity, lost #familytime, and forced #inefficiency that people quietly absorb every day.
Congestion is not unpredictable. It is man-made. It is the result of how we plan, allocate, and manage road space and mobility.
We cannot build our way out of this. The answer lies in #prioritising public transport and moving people, not vehicles.
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Traffic has turned our metro cities into giant parking lots with people trapped inside them.
In Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai, on average a commuter spends 100 to 168 hours a year stuck in traffic . Not commuting. Just sitting.
Every hour lost is an hour India cannot get back. Productivity lost, fuel wasted, air polluted, quality of life damaged.
I stood up in Parliament and demanded a National Urban Decongestion Mission for our big metro cities with better public transport, smarter traffic management and a scientific parking policy.
We are not stuck in traffic. We are stuck because of it. And if India wants its economy in the fast lane, our cities need to start moving.
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