Ludhiana, Nov. 27 -- Commuters on Basant Singh Khalsa Road, popularly known as Club Road, were left perplexed after the municipal corporation's building and roads branch painted three parallel solid lines-one yellow and two white-across the entire stretch. The markings, reportedly done to beautify the road, contradict basic traffic norms and hold no recognised meaning under engineering standards.

A civic body official, on condition of anonymity, said that a cabinet minister had instructed civic body officials to beautify the road.

"In their haste to impress the minister, they used reflective paint to create what they believed was a "divider." However, the result has left commuters baffled and road safety experts alarmed," he added.

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