Mohali, Oct. 9 -- As festive lights brighten Mohali's markets, the chaos outside paints a different picture. Poor parking management, broken roads and ongoing construction have turned shopping hubs such as 3B1, 3B2, and Phase 5 into gridlocked zones, leaving even two-wheelers struggling to find parking space.

At 3B2 and 3B1, haphazard roadside parking traps vehicles for a prolonged period of time. Shoppers say even one wrongly parked car can block an entire lane, bringing traffic to a standstill. "Even the space meant for the exit of vehicles is blocked. It is direly needed that the shopkeepers or the municipal corporation hire security guards to manage parking," said Sanjeev Rabra, president of the Phase 5 Residents' Welfare Association...