As a result of these factors, in 2014, New Delhi was named the world’s most polluted city by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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In a bid to curb rising pollution and reduce the choking blanket of smog enveloping the city, the Indian capital of New Delhi Friday kicked off a plan to limit the number of vehicles on the streets.
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From January 1st, privately owned vehicles with even- and odd-numbered licence plates are permitted to ply their trade on alternate days in the city during an initial 15-day trial period, except for Sundays, when the rules do not apply.
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The Delhi government says the measures could be introduced on a more permanent basis if successful, although some believe city residents could try to get around the restrictions by forging number plates or buying second cars. “But I don’t know if that’s because of the odd-even rule or because people partied too much last night”, 58-year-old Mohammad Shahid, a civil defence volunteer, told AFP while standing at one of Delhi’s busiest intersections.
Services on the bus and metro network will be increased to compensate.
According to the US Embassy in New Delhi, the air quality index stood at 269, considered “very unhealthy”. Poor air quality causes hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year.
The new restrictions, in place from 8am to 8pm everyday except Sunday, will allow cars with odd-numbered licence plates to drive on odd-numbered dates and those with even-numbered plates on the others.
These fine particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter are linked to higher rates of chronic bronchitis, lung cancer and heart disease after settling into lungs and passing into the bloodstream. “But let’s see what happens on Monday (when more commuters hit the roads)”, he added. Not long after the policy was announced, the government began carving out exceptions: for high-ranking officials, motorcycles and women traveling alone.
Areas like Rohtas Nagar, Patparganj and Kondli bordering Uttar Pradesh showed higher air pollution levels compared with areas towards central Delhi, the government said. Still, the plan represented the most dramatic effort the city has undertaken to combat pollution since a court order in 1998 mandated that all public transport use compressed natural gas.
Since then India’s breakneck development, generous diesel subsidies and low emission standards have led the city’s air to deteriorate to a point where it claims up to 30,000 lives every year, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment.
Analysts, however, say India’s ingrained culture of corruption and non-compliance will make that harder to achieve than in authoritarian China.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told CNN-IBN in an interview that steps had been taken to remove the dust collecting on the side of the roads – in itself a major contributor to bad air quality – would be removed by mechanised road cleaners.
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Even so, the move to restrict vehicles has been criticized by many who claim that a lack of a robust and safe public transport system and absence of last mile connectivity makes such solutions impractical.
