4000 additional buses for smooth flow of traffic plan in Delhi

Earlier on Wednesday Kejriwal said in the proposed scheme of things to limit cars with odd and even numbers on alternate days, any vehicle carrying a patient or being driven by single woman would be exempted. They will implement it from January 1, 2016 on trial basis.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

The second option, he said, was to take a concrete decision and work out the issues together.

The meeting ended on a positive note, with the home minister extending the Centre’s and Delhi Police’s cooperation in enforcing the odd-even scheme “in the best possible manner” and Kejriwal, accompanied by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, agreeing to rework the proposed scheme to accommodate Singh’s concerns.

“We also asked for his (Rajnath Singh’s) support to deploy CCTV camera all over Delhi”, Kejriwal informed.

Minister Rai said 1,000 low-floor buses would be bought immediately to meet the need for more public transport when the number of vehicles falls steeply on the roads from January 1.

The government announced last week it will restrict private auto use on alternate days on the basis of license plates from January 1, a measure to check air pollution levels in the Indian capital. The Minister also appealed to the people of Delhi to cooperate with the Delhi Government in its efforts to decongest the roads and combat pollution.

Delhi Government officials are also hard at work trying to come out with a feasible plan for implementing the scheme well before the December 25 deadline.

Rai added that on Thursday, the Delhi Government will hold a meeting with heads of schools in the city to see if school buses can be also roped in.

Terming the national capital’s public transportation system as “undeveloped and unsafe”, the petitioner has said that it would create problems for women who travel alone as well as differently-abled persons who use modified vehicles to commute.

“The question for consideration is that whether it is in public interest to make a policy for restricted movement of private vehicles specifically privately owned cars without having conducted a detailed study about its pros and cons and without considering the disturbing effect the same shall have on the public at large”.