Ludhiana, Feb. 19 -- The work at the automated driving test centre near Rose Garden has been at a complete standstill for the past two months due to a severe staff crunch, causing inconvenience to locals applying for licences.

The centre that had six staff members till December last year is now being manned by a single staffer who struggles to keep up with the inflow of applications. The centre receives over 100 applications every day. Earlier, the centre had three clerical staffers, a technical staff member, a driving test track official and a centre head, and handled nearly 300 applications every day. No driving test has been conducted at the centre for the past two months.

The staff shortage stemmed from the expiry of the previous co...