India, Jan. 13 -- Residents of Sector 43 and the adjoining Vyapar Kendra area are facing severe parking and traffic problems following the closure of a nearly two-acre temporary parking bay in front of Gold Souk Mall, with frequent traffic jams now reported outside the commercial complex.

Residents said the shutdown of the parking lot, which took place around a month before Diwali in September 2025 due to safety and sanitation concerns, has led to congestion on surrounding roads. During an HT spotcheck on Monday afternoon, a long queue of vehicles was seen outside the mall, with nearly a dozen cars parked along the periphery of the now-fenced vacant land.

"The Vyapar Kendra road connecting to Sushant Lok I is highly congested after the ...