Delhi Government’s odd-even scheme has come into implementation from 8 AM on Monday morning with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urging all citizens to use carpooling in order to control the deteriorating air quality in the national capital. A flagship scheme of the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP)-led Delhi Government, the odd-even scheme is a car rationing system aimed at combating pollution, by allowing the cars with odd and even number plates to ply on the roads of the national capital on alternate days. The scheme which has started from today will go on till November 14 and will be applicable from 8 am to 8 pm. It will not be effective on Sunday, November 10. As it is starting today i.e November 4, the cars with even numbers will be allowed on the roads for the day, till 8 PM. The car rationing scheme comes at a time when the national capital region is battling with severe to very severe level of air pollution. Urging citizens to follow the scheme, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal wrote on Twitter, “Hello Delhi, the odd-even scheme is starting from today, in order to reduce air pollution. Do follow odd-even for the sake of your health, your children’s health and your family’s breath. Share car, this will help increase friendship, build relationships, save petrol and reduce pollution. ejriwal had on October 17 said that the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will only be implemented on “non-transport four-wheeled vehicles”, exempting two-wheelers and emergency vehicles. Persons with disabilities, vehicles carrying school students and electric vehicles are exempted from the rationing scheme. However, this time private CNG vehicles will come under its ambit. Delhi government has also said that only those women drivers who will steer the vehicle alone or with other women on-board or with a child less than 12 years of age will be exempted.
