Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Lucknow Police Direct Schools to Manage Traffic
The police in Lucknow, India, have told schools to make plans to manage traffic outside their buildings.
They want schools to appoint special traffic officers and make sure cars are parked in the right places.
Schools without enough parking spaces should use nearby areas.
Parents are also encouraged to use school buses to help reduce traffic.
Some schools have been asked to go to court because they didn't follow earlier rules about managing traffic.
The next court meeting is on January 19.
Lucknow Police have directed schools to appoint nodal traffic officers and implement traffic management plans.
Schools are advised to park vehicles only in designated areas and install centralized announcement systems.
Children up to class five should be dropped off inside the school premises in groups of five.
Schools lacking parking spaces should designate nearby areas for vehicle parking and encourage the use of school buses.
The Allahabad High Court has summoned principals from several schools for failing to comply with earlier traffic management directives.
- Who
- Lucknow Police, school authorities, and the Allahabad High Court
- What
- Instructions to schools to appoint traffic officers and manage congestion
- When
- January 8, 2024, with a court hearing scheduled for January 19, 2024
- Where
- Lucknow, India
- Why
- To address growing concerns over traffic congestion outside school premises
- Location
- Lucknow, India
- Date
- January 8, 2024
- Authorities Involved
- Lucknow Police, Allahabad High Court
- Schools Involved
- La Martiniere Girls College, Loreto Convent, City Montessori School, Seth M.R. Jaipuria School
- Next Hearing Date
- January 19, 2024