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Delhi begins New Year with odd-even plan

by IBNS 31 Dec 2015, 08:03 pm

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): In a bid to check air pollution trouble in New Delhi, the national capital is witnessing the implementation of the odd-even vehicle plan from Friday.

The  vehicles with number plates ending with an odd number will be allowed to ply one day and those ending with an even number the next day from Friday.

Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai had said odd-numbered cars would be allowed on odd dates, like January 1, 3 and 5, and even-numbered cars on even dates.

On Sundays, all private cars will be allowed to ply on roads.

Women drivers, those with children below 12, CNG cars and a number of 'VIPs' except Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be exempted from the odd-even formula for the first 15 days of the New Year.

However, this rule is not applicable on public transport.

The Delhi government earlier said that it hoped to cut down vehicular pollution in the state by half with this measure.

Kejriwal had also  promised to scrap the system if people find it hard to follow it in the first 15 days.