Taking one's child to and from school has become more about navigating the traffic nightmare outside education institutes these days. Thanks to the cramped nature of the city, its Metro and utility works and an ever-increasing number of vehicles, traffic woes are seeing parents and residents clashing almost every day. mid-day takes a closer look at this deep-rooted problem, kicking-off its series on parking woes outside schools with three South Mumbai institutions.

School buses have become targets of citizens' ire for their role in the congestion outside schools. In many parts of the city, local residents and schools are seen locked in argument over the congestion caused when schools begin or end for the day. That's when several school buses as well as private vehicles start collecting around the school.