India, April 18 -- Limited parking spaces and an increase in tourist inflow have made traffic jams a major concern in Nainital, one of Uttarakhand's most popular destinations, prompting the Uttarakhand high court to seek the help of experts from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur for a long-term solution.

A bench of Chief Justice G Narender and Justice Alok Mahra on Thursday directed IIM Kashipur to study the load-bearing capacity of Nainital's roads and submit a detailed report. It asked the institute to inform it by Monday whether the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, the Indian Road Congress, the Central Road Research Institute, and the Geological Survey of India could help it.

The bench sought an update from the...