The video of the dangerous journey of 60 people in a 16 seater jeep in Banswara, Rajasthan has gone viral. This incident shows the lack of public transport in the area, due to which people are forced to travel risking their lives.
HaIn recent times, there has been a lot of progress in the transport system around the world. But many parts of a big country like India are still far away from these new discoveries. From Karnataka to Meghalaya, there are reports of villages where there are no roads or where no buses have reached till date. Recently, one such video surfaced on social media which shocked people. This video was of the journey of about 60 people including women and children in a 16 seater jeep.
like a truck loaded with straw
A shocking video has emerged from Anandpuri area of Banswara district of Rajasthan. In this, about 60 passengers were traveling in a 16 seater jeep packed on the bonnet, rear, sides and roof. In the video, elderly people, women and children are seen risking their lives and traveling in jeeps. Children, women and men are traveling hanging outside the jeep, on the bonnet, roof, steppan and even in front of the driver’s door. Despite so many people sitting dangerously close to each other, the train was moving at a very high speed. Seeing the video it is clear that the driver is not concerned about the safety of the passengers. The driver can only see something outside the front mirror, everywhere else is filled with people.
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poor public transport system
After the video went viral, complaints started being raised about poor public transport facilities in the state. Social media users demanded motor vehicle authorities and police to arrest and fine vehicles that are overloaded and carrying more people than their carrying capacity in the area. According to reports, after the video went viral, state transport department officials reached the spot and imposed fine on overloaded vehicles. However, it was also observed that no one made any inquiry about the travel facilities of the people of that area. Reports suggest that there is a severe shortage of public transport including buses in this tribal dominated area. Therefore, people are constantly forced to make this dangerous journey.