Srinagar, June 17 -- Srinagar- Traffic congestion in Srinagar has reached alarming levels this summer, with residents and tourists alike expressing frustration over gridlocked roads, particularly along the city's key tourist corridors, raising concerns about infrastructure inadequacies and urban planning failures.

A video that recently went viral on social media captured the growing traffic woes of Srinagar through the experience of a visiting tourist. Frustrated by the congestion, the tourist remarked that traversing the city had become an ordeal, saying it took nearly an hour to cross through Srinagar and that pedestrians could move faster than vehicles on the city's clogged roads.

"For crossing through the city it takes you an hour, ...