Odd-Even Scheme And Pollution In Delhi

New Delhi, national capital of India. It is situated in the north-central part of the country on the west bank of the Yamuna River , adjacent to and just south of Delhi city (Old Delhi) and within the Delhi national capital territory.

Delhi is the most polluted city in the world according to recent WHO report. Delhi is the most polluted city in the world according to recent WHO report. Classified as the world’s fifth megacity, it has a population of 25.8 million, which continues to grow. With this growth, according to a study, the number of road vehicles would increase from 4.7 million in 2010 to nearly 26 million by 2030. The total energy consumption in Delhi has risen 57 per cent from 2001 to 2011. In order to continue this second phase of Odd-Even scheme started by the Delhi government on 15 April 2016 came to an end on 30 April 2016.

Riding high on the success of Phase-1 of the scheme from 1 January – 15 January 2016, the scheme aimed at curbing vehicular pollution and reducing traffic congestion on city roads.

Under this four-wheeler with odd registration numbers will play on odd dates and those with even numbers on even dates. Its rule will be in operation from 8 AM to 8 PM. However, the scheme will not be applicable on Sundays.

Further, under the scheme, President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Union Ministers and other VIPs have been exempted.

Arvind Kejriwal who is the current and7^th Chief Minister of Delhisince February 2015. He was also the Chief Minister of Delhi from December 2013 to February 2014. He is the nationalconvener of theAam Admi party. The concept of this idea was brought by him. However, the rules of the odd-even scheme will apply on Delhi Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues.

The violation of rule will attract a penalty of 2000 rupees. Besides, vehicles driven by women, emergency vehicles, CNG vehicle and cars carrying school children in uniforms will be exempted. In order to make the second phase a success, the state government has also roped in over 5000 Civil Defence Volunteers at various traffic points who will motivate the people to follow the rules of the scheme.

Every thing has its own advantage and disadvantages. At the same point coin has two sides. some of the advantages was that Less traffic on the road and definitely a relative reduction in pollution. People have to walk to the metro or bus station or sometimes walk to the work place, if it is nearby. That means they have some physical activity. Otherwise, they take their vehicle and go to some parks or open place for walking On Social front, people of all income group travel in metro ushering a social interaction. There are some disadvantages also, Heavy rush in public transport system which is quite inadequate at present. Demand for Intermediate public transport modes like auto/ taxi increases which sometime lead to exploitation of commuters.

According to my opinion it was a brilliant idea to solve the problem of pollution in Delhi. The idea was fresh and new with a different skill and concept. Thank You for Reading.