Odd-even rule back in Delhi from Monday
Motorists will have to pay Rs. 2,000 if they violate provisions of the scheme.File photo
The odd-even vehicle rationing scheme will be enforced in the capital for a five-day period, beginning Monday, as part of a graded response plan to tackle pollution in Delhi, the government announced on Thursday.
The scheme, which will come into effect on November 13 and continue till November 17, both days included, will be in place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Women drivers, two-wheelers and vehicles carrying children in school uniform, in addition to VVIPs, would be exempted from its provisions, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said.
The policy mandates that private vehicles ply on the basis of the last number of their licence plates — odd numbered cars on odd dates and even-numbered ones on even dates — and has been enforced in Delhi twice earlier: from January 1 to 15 and April 15 to 30.
Motorists will have to pay Rs. 2,000 if they violate provisions of the scheme, which will be enforced by teams of the Delhi police, the transport department and SDMs. Around 5,000 civil defence volunteers will be deployed to manage the vehicles in addition to around 400 ex-servicemen.
“The exemptions will be similar to last year,” he told reporters, adding that CNG vehicles having valid stickers would be exempt. Mr. Gahlot also added that the government would not allow cab aggregators such as Uber and Ola to resort to surge pricing during the period in Delhi.
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