LUCKNOW: Visitors out for a shopping trip to Aminabad market were caught in hours-long snarls on Sunday. Makeshift shops encroaching the road and haphazardly parked vehicles only added to the problems of commuters.
Many shopkeepers parked their vehicles on roads instead of the parking lot triggering chaos on roads and leaving little space for commuters to move around.
The jams which started as early as 11am continued till Sunday evening. Zohaib, who owns a shop selling electrical equipment, said the Aminabad Crossing was choked for hours and it took him 50 minutes to reach Kaiserbagh from the crossing.
Akriti Shukla, a housewife, said, "I had come here to shop for clothes as the shops in Aminabad have a good variety but the traffic chaos spoiled our plans."
Circle officer (traffic) Chakresh Mishra said that the parking lot was full due to to which people had to park their vehicles on roads, which in turn led to the jams. "The inflow of visitors was also more as it was a Sunday," Mishra said.