New Delhi: VIPs, women drivers, CNG-certified vehicles, two wheelers and those carrying the differently- abled are among 25 categories which will be exempted from the ambitious odd-even scheme set to roll out from January 1 for 15 days, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday.
The Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal sought to answer people’s concerns over the “odd-even” car restrictions formula planned from January 1 which the Delhi government hopes can tackle the city’s pollution problem.
Delhi ministers to opt carpool
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, addressing the media on Thursday, sought to answer people’s concerns over the “odd-even” car restrictions formula planned from January 1 which the Delhi government hopes can tackle the city’s burgeoning pollution problem.
Sending out a message to people, the CM and his cabinet minister will carpool to work during the 15 days of odd-even scheme starting January 1. The CM said while the government could take up initiatives, everyone in the city needed to participate in order to make it successful. “We have to make this a people’s movement. The odd-even formula can’t be forcibly implemented,” he said.
Adding a dose of humour, Mr Kejriwal said, after coughing in the middle of the briefing, that this (the coughing) was possibly the reason why the scheme would be implemented, due to the growing toxicity of Delhi’s air.
In next two-three days, Delhi government will launch a carpooling app so that people can share their cars during the scheme.
