The decision, taken at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will not apply to CNG-driven buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws but will cover vehicles entering Delhi from other states too.
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Seeking to assuage concerns, he said it was an in-principle decision and will be “thought through” for at least 20 days and that a committee of top officials has been appointed to work out details like exemptions in case of medical emergencies. Speaking on his government’s odd-even formula, he added: “Many things have to be sorted out”.
Asked if it is feasible to implement the odd and even registration number classification on Delhi roads on alternate days, Chander said: “It would be a hypothetical talk and such discussion is not ethical”.
The method, more commonly known as road space rationing, is followed in various forms across the world, though experts said implementation could prove to be a major challenge, as well over two million vehicles would have to be kept off the roads every day.
The 13th HT Leadership summit is expected to be the most successful till now.
The decisions comes close to the Delhi high court observation that the “living in national capital was like living in a gas chamber”, and expected speedy action from the Central and State government.
Sharma said public transport will be significantly augmented to take the load of increasing passengers due to the odd-even number restrictions.
India will force all commercial trucks more than 15 years old off the road from April 2016 and is reviewing how it checks vehicle emissions, as the government tries to curb soaring urban air pollution.
Amid criticism of the policy to be implemented from January one, Justice Thakur said the problem was grave and drastic measures are needed to curb it.
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at an event in New Delhi on Saturday.
Maken further said, “He had said he won’t do politics, but made a political party and did politics”. We are for you.
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Jain, who can also be PWD and well being minister, stated there’s a want to take strict measures to clear the town’s poisonous air and even-odd method will even be relevant on all ministers and bureaucrats within the national capital area. “People in bureaucracy are good”. The CM also said that Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung was creating hurdles in the functioning of his government. “If they have some factory and good idea to convert by some “jaadu” to Euro VI-all the best”, he said.
