New Delhi restricted many private vehicles from the roads Monday to try to lessen pollution as people gasped and their eyes burned in toxic smog that exacerbated a public health crisis.
The “odd-even” scheme will restrict private vehicles with odd-numbered license plates to driving on odd dates while even-numbered plates are allowed on even-numbered dates. It was begun days after authorities in the Indian capital began emergency control measures and ordered the closure of schools as pollution levels reached a three-year high
Traffic police officers, wearing protective masks, signaled cars to stop for not following the temporary rule. New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed for residents to follow the rule and for private taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers to support it.Authorities said almost 1.2 million registered vehicles in Delhi will be off-road every day during the two-week restrictions.“I don’t think this odd-even scheme will do anything.
“I feel like moving out as well because I’m young and I’m still on a stage of building up my life and my career,” Delhi resident Divyam Mathur said. Vehicle and industrial emissions, pollutants from firecrackers, and construction dust sharply increase each winter, exacerbating what is already a public health crisis.
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