Women drivers and two-wheelers are likely to enjoy exemption from the odd-even road rationing scheme that will come into effect from November 4-15 this year to keep Delhi’s pollution under check. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the Delhi government was unlikely to make any changes in the categories of exemptions, says The Times of India report.
“Our public transport system is not robust enough to accommodate the surge of passengers if exemption is not granted to two-wheeler riders and women. The government will continue to grant exemption to all those who were kept out of the scheme in previous two editionsm” he told the daily.
Cars with children up to 12 years of age and in school uniform will not come in the purview of the scheme. CNG-run vehicles, vehicles driven/occupied by physically challenged, emergency vehicles, vehicles with pilot/escort and vehicles of President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, central ministers, Chief Justice, judges etc will enjoy exemption from the odd-even scheme.
Most of exemptions, which had been given in the previous two editions of odd-even scheme in January and April in 2016 respectively, may be retained.
It is to be noted that the thid edition of odd-even, scheduled for December 2017 was called off two days before it was to come to effect after National Green Tribunal’s direction of exemptions to be withdrawn.
During the odd-even scheme, private vehicles will ply on roads on odd and even dates as per their registration numbers.
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