New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- In an unconventional bid to untangle the chronic traffic gridlock plaguing Delhi's narrow market roads, Delhi's traffic police on Wednesday launched a pilot what they dubbed a "right-left parking" initiative in south Delhi's Krishna Market in Kalkaji. The scheme, which alternates permitted parking between one side of the road and the other on successive days, aims to replace the chaotic free-for-all that typically clogs these vital commercial arteries.

Experts, however, were sceptical, raising concerns over the difficulty of implementing such a complicated initiative.

Explaining the plan, additional commissioner of police (Traffic) Dinesh Kumar Gupta said, cars will be allowed to park on the left side one day, and ...