Delhi’s odd-even scheme: Twitter to provide real-time public transport information

The volunteers will offer red roses to those found violating the formula, which according to the Delhi government will keep 8.8 million vehicles off the roads and reduce vehicular pollution by half till 15 January 2016, thereby reducing the overall pollution levels in the city. “And the reason for that is without augmenting public infrastructure, you (Delhi Government) are going to throw the entire city into chaos”, Congress leader Manish Tewari told ANI.

Among the various people holding important posts in the government, women have been exempted from the scheme. Schools have been ordered to remain closed until the trial ends on January 15 so that their buses can be pressed into action.

In order to ensure strict implementation of the odd-even plan, Delhi government today issued an order to various agencies, including the DMRC and the civic bodies, asking them to allow in their parking lots only odd-numbered cars on odd dates and vice versa.

“The coordination trial-run of totally different businesses might be carried out at 200 points for two hours from 9 am to eleven am tomorrow to verify preparation of odd-even scheme. sixty six enforcement groups of Transport division and 27 groups of sub-divisional magistrates might be deployed”.

Violators of the scheme would attract a penalty of Rs. 2,000. Rai added that trained civil defence personnel would be used as volunteers, but they would not have the power to issue challans.

Rai said people will get link of PoochhO app on their phones by giving a missed call at 9243007040 and thereafter, they can download the app through Google Play.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party said its volunteers would help implement the scheme within the framework of law.

The President, vice-president, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Union ministers and governors and chief ministers of states and Union Territories “except that of Delhi” are exempted from the scheme. Bassi said he has asked the Delhi government to provide 5,000 volunteers who will work with the traffic police and not independently.