LUCKNOW, Dec. 7 -- Despite several interventions by civic and police authorities, parking woes continue to bother major commercial and residential areas in the state capital.

Even as Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) claims to have notified several on-street and multi-level parking spaces, most of these facilities either lie in neglect or are misused, eventually choking the roads.

Glaring lapses in enforcement and infrastructure exist in Patrakarpuram, Hazratganj, Aminabad, and the Power House intersection in Aashiyana, as was seen during a ground visit by this reporter on Wednesday and Thursday.

In Hazratganj, a multi-level parking facility owned by LMC exists. While it was found to be vacant, illegally parked cars spilt on the stre...