Odd-even scheme News

BREAKING: Delhi Enviornment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday announced that the Odd-Even scheme that was scheduled to be enacted from 13th November in Delhi has been postponed.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government to decide on the enactment of odd even scheme and stepped away from the taking a decison itself. 

Pollution has made people of Delhi sick. In order to take precautionary measures, schools have been closed in capital after which now Delhi government has decided to implement Odd Even Rule in Delhi. Odd-even will be implemented for one week after Diwali..The decision was taken during high level meeting of CM Kejriwal...

Rai said measures will not work if Delhi's neighbouring cities do not reciprocate He also said only 30% of pollutants in Delhi's air stem from the city itself The minister says cooperation is needed between the capital and Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

Khattar has also said that a committee has been formed to control pollution in 4 districts of NCR in the state. The committee will include engineers and the commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), besides officers of the concerned departments.

"As per weather forecast, air quality in Delhi is expected to improve in the coming days. If the air quality does not improve, we will take a decision on extending the Odd-Even scheme on Monday morning," Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.

Even as the air pollution level in the Delhi-NCR region continues to remain in the 'severe' category on Friday morning, no call on the extension of the odd-even scheme has been made yet. This comes as Friday (November 15) is the last day of the scheme which began on November 4, in Delhi government's efforts to curb the alarming spikes in air pollution.

"If required, we can extend the odd-even scheme," Kejriwal told reporters when asked about the initiative being given a likely extension in view of the rising air pollution in Delhi. The overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi and NCR region today entered the 'severe' category again with not much improvement expected for the next two days.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is mulling the extension of the scheme if required. Kejriwal on Wednesday said, "Delhi`s air quality is deteriorating due to stubble burning. However, it has reduced a little due to rains in Punjab and Haryana. If required, we will extend the Odd-Even scheme."

The total number of challans on Friday was 532, while 454 challans were issued by the Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday. On Wednesday, 406 challans were issued. The Delhi Traffic Police had issued 233 challans on the first day of the scheme which will go on till November 15.

Earlier on Tuesday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said that as many as 384 challans were issued till afternoon on the second day. 233 challans were issued on the first day of the road rationing scheme which will go on till November 15.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia informed that the AQI levels in the city have improved significantly and claimed that the second day of the Odd-Even drive was a success.

Justice Mishra asserted that on one hand the Delhi government, by using this scheme, has put a restriction on private cars but there is none on the autos and taxis. He added that these autos and taxis will ply and more and pollute equally. Justice Mishra stated that cars pollute less.

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The petition was moved by lawyer Shashwat Bhardwaj, who sought directions to the Delhi government to set up a committee involving senior bureaucrats to conduct a study on the 'viability' of the scheme.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that the fine for violating the odd-even scheme to be implemented in Delhi and NCR from November 4 to November 15 has been set at Rs 4,000.

A plea challenging Delhi government's decision to implement the odd-even scheme in the national capital has been filed in National Green Tribunal (NGT).

Hitting out at Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government for reintroducing the odd-even scheme in Delhi for 12 days, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that the scheme was not required as the newly-constructed Ring Road had reduced pollution levels in the national capital significantly.