Odd-even plan: Delhi public transport faces test on working day

New Delhi: Crowded buses and metros marked the first few hours of the implementation of the ‘odd-even’ scheme on Monday, while roads had cars with largely even-number plates and an augmented number of traffic police men and volunteers.

 

The Delhi government on Sunday announced a series of measures to meet the “real challenge” of the enforcement of the car rationing scheme on a full-fledged working day as part of which additional number of buses have been fielded. 

 

The government also asked the volunteers, comprising Civil Defence, NCC and NSS cadets, to take snaps of errant motorists.

 

The government said that DTC would possibly ferry around 64 lakh commuters, much more than the usual figures, while Metro is expected to carry 32 lakh commuters.