New Delhi:
The Delhi Transport Minister in a press conference said that the government will roll-out the 'odd-even' car formula to curb the pollution in Delhi starting January 1. But Instead of odd and even numbered cars being allowed on alternate days, it will be date-wise now.
Here are the highlights of the press conference:- The scheme will be rolled out from January 1. The rule will apply from 8 am to 8 pm. Instead of alternate days, it will be date-wise now.
- On even dates, even cars will be allowed and odd-numbered cars on odd dates. For example - January 1 - odd number cars, January 2 - even number cars.
- It will be assessed and then further action will be taken.
- Civil Defence officials and volunteers will be roped in to enforce this.
- We discussed this with the traffic police and also met with the Metro authorities to increase capacity of commuters. The Delhi traffic police have said that they will cooperate. They are also working on a plan.
- We have decided to collect samples from 200 places in Delhi. We will then track the pollution fluctuation and present a case study which will be further assessed.
- The final proposal will be submitted before the 25th of this month which will have a checklist of all vehicles exempted from this rule. We will then announce the final plan.