My Personal View On how successful odd even rule in Delhi

My Personal View On how successful odd even rule in Delhi

Today is the last day of odd even rule in delhi and every supporter or member of AAP are busy in celebration for successful odd even rule. AAP says that the pollution has been reduced….. I am 100% agree with AAP pollution has been reduced but not with the odd even rule. There were more one rule were applied on 1st Jan 2016 like diesel car will be ban those are register in 2015, less production of electricity by Rajghat, Badarpur coal plants and ban trucks because there are 42% of pollution in delhi with these major causes. Now I came to the point that how odd even is not success for reducing pollution in delhi.

 A friend on Facebook commented how happy she was with the recent odd-even plan that allowed her a hassle-free car ride to the workplace. Apart from one’s pleasant experience, the question worth asking is whether the AAP government achieved the objective – that of rationalization of vehicles.

With the advent of the New Year, Delhi just got a whiff of one-of-its-kind pollution policy measure. The move may be well-intentioned, but whether it was backed by substantive thought is a pertinent question to ask.

The Delhi Statistical Handbook 2014-15, a report by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Delhi Government, reveals there are 88.27 lakh registered vehicles in Delhi as on 31 March 2015. Four-wheelers that include cars, jeeps and taxis constitute 32.51% of the total vehicles registered with the Transport Department of Delhi.

Interestingly, two-wheelers far outnumber four-wheelers, making up around 64% (nearly double the number of four-wheelers) of the vehicles plying on Delhi roads.

Now come to the point there are almost 27 lakh four wheelers are on road in delhi. Now come on the exemption made by AAP for this rule, these are the exemptions that Women drivers, CNG cars, two-wheelers and VIP vehicles emergency vehicles will not be the part of odd even rule that means almost 21 lakhs vehicles will not be the part of this rule. Now think that this rule is applicable on 6 lakhs only. 6 lakhs in 90 lakhs this is like a bucket of water from the ocean. I am not saying that this rule is not successful but it is not successful as how APP is presenting it. It a long term rule but there will also be side effects of this rule. According to NGT (National Green Tribunal) that people those are able to afford to another car they will buy another car that means whatever vision has been seen by AAP for reducing pollution will increase the pollution as well as the number of the cars and after that traffic problem will also rase.