India, Oct. 10 -- Traffic police on Thursday rolled out - to widespread commuter confusion - its decongestion plan meant to ease traffic jams and ensure smooth vehicular movement on a stretch between Ambience Mall and Shankar Chowk. Officials said that a three-lane segregation was planned to reduce the traffic pressure on city's busy junctions including Iffco Chowk, Udyog Vihar, Cyber City and Sikanderpur Ghosi.

HT conducted a spot check at Shankar Chowk, Iffco Chowk and Ambience Mall to understand the effectiveness of phase one of the traffic decongestion plan. According to the plan, the Ambience Mall U-turn underpass merging into the leftward lane was designated for commuters heading towards the shopping centre; the middle lane for the...