Odd/Even Day Car Restrictions In Delhi Did Nothing To Ease Ghastly Air Pollution In Jan 2016
The 15-day odd-even formula in Delhi in January 2016 failed to improve the national capital's air pollution levels as there was barely any impact on the vehicular pollution load, a new study has found, confirming what was suspected all along.
Under pressure from the courts to clean up the Delhi air, the Aam Aadmi Party government introduced the road-rationing scheme on a trial basis to see if such a measure can really help.
Though it unclogged the traffic in the peak hours, the odd-even rule didn't result in the anticipated traffic emission reductions in January 2016, Indian scientists reported in the latest issue of the journal Current Science.
The researchers identified two reasons for the scheme's failure - people shifting their travel schedule to beat the 8 am-8 pm restrictions and a sharp rise in the number of buses, auto-rickshaws, taxis and two-wheelers that were exempted from the road rationing rule. The world's second most populous mega-city, Delhi has India's highest number of personal vehicles, with a registered fleet of 29 lakh cars and jeeps and 61 lakh two-wheelers.
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