The national capital is experiencing 'severe' air quality under a blanket of thick haze
The road-space rationing scheme will be in place between November 13 and 17 from 8 am to 8 pm in the national capital
Automobiles, industries and construction work continues around the year so why is it that such a situation has occurred now, questions Transport minister Nitin Gadkari
Women and bikers would be exempted
The odd-even car rationing scheme will be rolled out in Delhi for five days from November 13
Delhi's odd-even plan does not have backing of Graded Response Action Plan task force
The IIT report and experts have also warned against judging the role of sources of pollution merely going by figures
Odd-numbered cars are allowed to run on odd dates while even-numbered cars can only run on even dates
The AAP government has asked IGL to keep 1.5 lakh stickers ready for CNG-run vehicles which would also be given exemption from the odd-even scheme
The Minister also directed DTC to "chalk out an action plan for procurement of buses/conductors and submit the same within seven days"
The minister yesterday wrote to the Delhi Transport Corporation, asking them to be "fully geared up" for implementation of the scheme "as and when" announced
The main focus of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) meeting was on the rising pollution level in the city
The Delhi government will hold an assessment meeting later this week on re-introduction of the odd-even scheme
The main reason for the failure is because no more than 25% of fine, toxic particles are emitted by cars and trucks in winter
Vehicles with odd registration numbers will get fuel on odd dates and those with even registration numbers on even dates
Says it would be again considered during the winter months when the pollution levels remain on the higher side
Congress spokesperson said before implementing the scheme, BMC should complete pending infrastructure projects
Teri's observations for the second phase of the odd-even scheme are based on a methodology of analysing air quality in the city across nine locations, issuing a daily data report for the previous 24 h
He said that the Opposition was worried after Delhi government's scheme was praised by a noted international magazine