He also said that he wanted to check the crime which everybody knows but the commissioner is not cooperating with us because Delhi police is under centre government. “This unfortunately should have been addressed many decades back but the city kept expanding”. Rahul mentions that he would be back to commuting six hours a day once the decision is implemented. The Delhi Government ordered this move in an emergency meeting on Friday.
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In this November 24, 2015 photo, commuters walk as vehicles move at a traffic signal in New Delhi, India. A decades-old coal power station within the city limits will also be closed, the spokesman said. It is an aggregate estimate of the distance travelled by vehicles and the principle unit of measurement to assess road traffic volume.
“It seems like we are living in a gas chamber”, said the court, which is based in the capital city.
Kejriwal said people burning garbage will be fined as part of measures to control pollution, noting that dust blown by winds was a major problem the city faces. The winter pollution is going to be very serious.
As a result, in 2014, New Delhi was named the world’s most polluted city by the World Health Organization, after it dethroned Beijing to gain the notorious distinction. None of these measures will work unless the city gets a first rate public transport network, one that’s a viable and efficient alternative for motorists.
The Delhi government’s decision will apply to some 95 lakh vehicles registered in the city and the lakhs more which enter the metropolis every day from neighbouring states such as Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab.
Moreover, many people in Delhi will now own two cars in order to skip up this odd even system from Delhi government.
The Chinese capital today has a system of colour-coded air quality alerts that can force factories and construction sites to shut down. It remains to be seen if the Delhi’s mass transit system is suitably equipped to handle the sudden increase in the number of users due to the new rule.
But now, changing public opinion appears to have emboldened Delhi’s politicians into taking mandatory action. Delhi’s bad pollution has triggered apprehensions that millions of children will suffer grave health issues later in life. Worldwide, ambient air pollution is estimated to cause about 16% of the lung cancer deaths, 11% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) deaths, more than 20% of ischaemic heart disease and stroke, and about 13% of respiratory infection deaths.
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On bureaucracy, he said they used to face lot of difficulties earlier but were happy now.
