LUCKNOW, Aug. 24 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the additional advocate general (AAG) to obtain fresh instructions on the traffic situation in and around schools across Uttar Pradesh. The court said the move was necessary to ensure that similar steps taken in Lucknow are also extended to other districts facing traffic congestion near educational institutions. The AAG informed the bench that he would communicate the court's decision to traffic authorities in different parts of the state for a coordinated exercise. Earlier, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Kamlesh Dixit appeared before the court and stated that traffic around schools in Lucknow was being closely monitored. He added that school managements had been consulted to help improve movement during opening and closing hours. "We hope that some workable solution will be found with expedition to overcome the traffic chaos which occurs in and around the educational institutions affecting the public at large," the court observed....