LUCKNOW, Jan. 8 -- Moving into top gear, senior Lucknow police officials, along with their teams, have started manning key intersections in the state capital till late in the evening in a bid to ease traffic congestion, which had peaked on the New Year's Day and drawn criticism from Lucknowites.

The move comes as senior police officers have ordered the deployment of personnel from 54 police stations, along with traffic department teams, from 5 pm to as late as 10 pm to manage traffic flow and ensure the situation does not spiral out of control.

On Tuesday, DCP East Shashank Singh and DCP Traffic Kamlesh Dixit hit the streets. On Wednesday also, senior officials, including Singh and Dixit, took stock of the situation on the ground.

The ...