India, Feb. 21 -- 150 vehicles were impounded by the traffic police between Tuesday and Thursday for illegal parking leading to congestion, officials said on Friday.

Officials said that the action was taken under a drive launched on Tuesday where illegally parked vehicles were towed to ten designated parking lot.

According to officials, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) maintains the Vehicle Tow app, through which towed vehicles can be tracked in real-time. "While vehicle owners can get information about their towed vehicle's current location through the app, the parking location and vehicle release process will be accessed through the QR-based citizen portal," a senior traffic police officer said, requesting anonym...