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| For Odd-Even, A Week Should Be Enou |
| For Odd-Even, A Week Should Be Enough, Says Delhi High Court
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| INDIA
, 6-January-2016
5:24:57 AM |
| The experiment to curb the toxic smog in Delhi by banning private cars on alternate days has not gone down well with the high court. Judges today asked the government of Arvind Kejriwal to explain why the trial should last more than a week. Criticizing public transport as "insufficient", people are inconvenienced, the judges said.
The court has asked the government to file an account by Friday on how pollution has been impacted by the new traffic rules, which were introduced on January 1 for a two-week period to cut smog in the world's most polluted capital.
Cars with odd-numbered licence plates are allowed on the roads on odd-numbered dates, and those with even-numbered plates on the other days.
Transport Minister Gopal Rai told reporters that a fortnight's run is necessary to correctly assess the potential of the new restrictions in improving the quality of the city's air. He said the government will present this and other responses in court on Friday. "We have been saying since day one that public transport is not enough,"
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