LUCKNOW, Feb. 7 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has expressed serious concerns over the traffic situation near certain girls' schools in Lucknow during the opening and closing hours, and directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look into the issue and inform it of the action taken.

Taking note of a reported instance involving the A P Sen Memorial Girls PG College on station road in Charbagh, the court asked the state counsel to look into the matter and apprise it of the developments by the next date of hearing on February 17.

The court also considered suggestions regarding easing traffic congestion around prominent city schools and directed representatives of the schools to submit their suggestions through the amicus cu...