Parking of ‘odd’ cars prohibited on ‘even’ days

(DTC). In a petition, the Action Committee of Unaided Private Schools, a registered society of 400 schools in Delhi, said the Delhi government did not have jurisdiction to pass such a direction.

The court, which was hearing various applications regarding the odd-even scheme, listed the matter for January 6 for further hearing.

In fact the Chief Minister has gone on record to say that we can evaluate after a week. Kejriwal had on Monday addressed a press conference where he announced the exemption of two-wheelers, women drivers, essential services and a large section of VIPs from the odd-even trial.

“The Department of Transport, Government of National Capital of Delhi has issued orders prohibiting the parking of odd number non-transport four wheeled vehicles (motor cars, etc.) on even dates, and even number nontransport four wheeled vehicles (motor cars, etc.) on odd days from January 1, 2016 to January 15, 2016”.

“You should talk to and convince your parents to get a Pollution Under Control certificate…”

“Call up your relatives and friends and tell them not to violate it. This will only be successful when it becomes a big movement”, he urged. “After conducting car-free days on the 22nd of every month, we calculated pollution levels and it was comparatively lesser”, he said.

However, schools approached the court after the government on 18 and 21 December issued two notifications directing them to provide their fleets to the state-owned Delhi Transport Corp.

As the New Year arrives, millions of Delhi residents are warming up to the radical changes they have to bring in their daily commuting in the world’s most polluted capital.

These extremely fine particles – less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter – are linked to increased rates of chronic bronchitis, lung cancer and heart disease.

Vehicles bearing defence ministry number plates and those of Special Protection Group Protectees (SPG) would not be covered by the rules under which cars bearing odd and even numbers would ply on alternate dates till January 15.