Romda Experiencing Severe Bus Shortage

Author: Lečkumi Baksolâni

Romda - Agausia's second-largest city, home to over one hundred and fifty thousand people, faces a severe public transportation issue due to an insufficient number of buses to fully operate services. The problem lies not in a shortage of drivers but rather a scarcity of buses. This has resulted in stranded passengers, unemployed workers, and overworked buses.

The situation in Romda has grown increasingly dire as the city grapples with its public transportation crisis. Over the past few years, the city has become synonymous with long waits at bus stops, overcrowded vehicles, and commuters desperately trying to make it to work on time. However, the root of the problem lies hidden beneath the surface - the city government's crippling debt.

For Marâ T́ḱbileulisši, a lifelong resident of Romda, the struggle has become a daily ordeal. She has always relied on the city's buses to commute to her job as a nurse at Tsëminda Prantsësḱe Hospital. Lately, her morning shifts have turned into a nightmare. She is forced to wake up even earlier, hoping to catch a bus with enough room for her. Most mornings, she stands shoulder to shoulder with her fellow commuters, her scrubs becoming increasingly uncomfortable with each passing minute.

Meanwhile, at the heart of the transportation crisis, bus driver Sara Marioni is at her wit's end. The constant strain of driving an overworked bus is taking a toll on her. The city simply cannot afford to purchase new buses, and the maintenance budgets are stretched to their limits.

Last month, Sara spoke out at a regional council meeting. "We need more buses," she pleaded. "I've seen passengers wait for hours in the rain, in the dark, and in the blistering heat. It's not fair to them, and it's not fair to us drivers who have to deal with this every day. We're all suffering."

The city government and the mayor's office, well aware of the crisis, have been trying to find a solution. However, their hands are tied by the massive debt that has plagued the city since its declaration of bankruptcy in 2017. The national assistance that has been keeping the city afloat is barely enough to cover essential services, let alone invest in a new fleet of buses.

As the transportation crisis continues to grip residents, there is little hope that a solution can emerge before their city's already fragile infrastructure crumbles further.

 (Agausian Translation) 

Agûzis sididit meore kalaki, sadatsëâ as ormotsëdaat atasze met́i adamâni tsëkovrobs, mžime sazogadoebrivi t́ransṕort́is ṕroblemas atsëḱdeba avt́obusebis arasaḱmarisi raodenobis gamo servisebis srulad punktsënirebistvis. Ṕroblema mǵomareobs ara mžǵolebis naḱlebobaši, aramed avt́obusebis simtsëreši. Aman gamoitsëvâ gačerebé mgzavrebi, ûmuševari mušebi da gadat́virté avt́obusebi.

Sit́uatsëâ Romdaši sul ûpro mžime kdeba, raǵan kalaki ebržvis sazogadoebrivi t́ransṕort́is ḱriziss. Bolo ramdenime tsëlis ganmavlobaši kalaki gakda avt́obusis gačerebebze kangržlivi lodinis, gadat́virté mankanebisa da mgzavrebis sinonimi, romlebitsëâ sasotsëarḱvetili tsëdiloben mis droze mušaobas. Tumtsëâ, ṕroblemis sapužveli zedaṕirze imaleba - kalakis mtavrobis damǵuṕveli vali.

Marâ T́ḱbileulisši-stvis, Romdas mteli tsëkovrebis mḱvidri, bržola ḱovelǵhiur gansatsëdelad iktsëâ. Is ḱoveltvis eḱrdnoboda kalakis avt́obusebs, rata tsëasuliḱo tavis samušaoze, rogortsëâ medda Tsëminda Prantsësḱe Saavadmḱopo. Bolo dros misi dilis morigeoba ḱošmarad gadaiktsëâ. Igi ižulebulâ ḱidev ûpro adre gaiǵvižos, im imedit, rom daičers avt́obuss mistvis saḱmarisi aǵilit. Ûmet́es dilas, is ǵas mkardamkar tavis tanamemamulëbtan ertad, misi sḱrabi sul ûpro ûkerké kdeba ḱovel tsëtsëâ.

Imavdrólad, sat́ransṕort́o ḱrizisis gulši, avt́obusis mžǵoli Sara Marioni tavis čḱuazea. Gadat́virté avt́obusis martvis mudmivi dažabuloba tavis tavs iḱavebs. Kalaks ûbralod ar šeužlâ akali avt́obusebis šežena da t́ekniḱuri biužet́i zǵvramdea gadačimé.

Gasul tveši Saram isûbra regionaluri sabčos skdomaze. ”Čven gvčirdeba met́i avt́obusebi”, - tkva man. "Me minakavs mgzavrebi, romlebitsëâ saatobit elodnen tsëvimaši, sibneleši da bušt́uḱebis sitsëkeši. Es ar aris samartlâni mattvis da ar aris samartlâni čveni mžǵolebis mimart, romlebitsëâ ḱovelǵhiurad gvitsëvs am ṕroblemas. Čven ḱvelani vit́anžebit."

Kalakis kelisupleba da merâ, romlebitsëâ ḱargad itsënoben ḱriziss, tsëdilobdnen gamosavlis ṕovnas. Tumtsëâ, mat kelebi mibmé akvs ûzarmazarma valma, romelitsëâ atsëkebs kalaks gaḱot́rebis gamotsëkadebis šemdeg, ori atas čvidmet́ tsëls. Erovné dakmareba, romelitsëâ inarčunebs kalaks, žlivs saḱmarisâ žiritadi servisebis dasaparad, rom aǵaraperi vtkvat avt́obusebis akal ṕarḱši invest́itsëbistvis.

 

Imis gamo, rom sat́ransṕort́o ḱrizisi agrželebs mosakleobas, mtsëre imedi arsebobs, rom gamosavali šeižleba aǵmočndes manam, sanam mati kalakis isedatsëâ mḱipe inprast́rukt́ura ḱidev ûpro daingreva.