Gurugram, Jan. 13 -- Residents of Sector 43 and the adjoining Vyapar Kendra area are facing severe parking and traffic problems following the closure of a nearly two-acre temporary parking bay in front of Gold Souk Mall, with frequent traffic jams now reported. The lot was shut around a month before Diwali in September 2025 due to safety and sanitation concerns. During a spot check, a long queue of vehicles was seen outside the mall. "The Vyapar Kendra road connecting to Sushant Lok I is highly congested after the parking lot was closed," said Dheeraj Shoukeen, a resident of Sector 28. Hitesh Sharma, a Sushant Lok I resident, said the area had become a "traffic menace" due to illegal parking. The Haryana Sheher Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) fenced the twin vacant plots, proposed for a commercial complex. A senior HSVP official said, "Due to frequent complaints from residents of nearby societies, the decision was taken to not allow it as a parking until further notice." Vasu Sashti, president of Sanskriti Apartments' RWA, said the lot was misused by food vendors and taxi drivers. "Open urinating and burning of plastic waste had become common practice," Sashti said. Deepak, the security in charge and manager of Connoisseur Twin Towers, said the society shares a boundary wall with the parking lot, raising safety concerns. "Many of the flats have their balcony facing the parking lot, with residents frequently complaining about open urinating and wastefires," he said. Sashti said RWAs of 10 nearby societies jointly wrote to HSVP seeking closure. Gyan Chand, sub-division engineer at HSVP, said, "Following the complaints, both the areas were fenced. A sale out or auction order for the sites was also issued for commercial purposes in late 2025." A senior police official at Sushant Lok police station said, "We haven't received any complaints of theft or stealing. Challans are being issued to those who park illegally." A Gold Souk mall representative acknowledged parking problems, stating, "Despite repeated requests to the authorities, nothing materialised."...