India, Dec. 15 -- Traffic police officials on Saturday advocated the use of road markings and demarcated parking spaces outside housing societies to address persistent parking problems in Gurugram, during the Hindustan Times' Gurugram First dialogue.

Assistant commissioner of police (traffic and highways) Satyapal Yadav said that clear parking lines need to be demarcated on main roads in sector areas so that residents and visitors park vehicles in designated spaces instead of clogging roads. "If the markings are aligned along the roads and residents follow them in full spirit, we can solve the traffic congestion outside the residences to a great extent," Yadav said.

He added that the "two-minute" culture often cited by motorists as an e...