We might have read the news that Delhi crossed Beijing in terms of Pollution. Looking at the gravity of the situation the Kejriwal government announced an Odd Even plan.
So what does this Odd Even plan mean to layman??
Owing to the pollution levels in Delhi and the winter season the government decided that there will be some Odd days and some Even days.
Odd numbered vehicles are allowed to ply on the odd days and the even ones on the even days.
And needless to say this is just for private vehicles. The public vehicles will ply irrespective of this situation.To help the commuters the government will also increase the frequency of Delhi Metro and other public transport.
So you see the aim is to cut down on the traffic by almost half and the government believes this will help in the smog which gets settled every winter season.
My Point of View
The move is good but the Kejriwal government should have solved the more pressing issues related to the transport system in Delhi before declaring this plan.
First and foremost the government needs to manage the city's Auto system. The auto wallahs keep going on strike to get a hike in the fare and then charge a passenger whatever they feel. All this is on the simple pretext of having to return empty.
Needless to say autos are one of the main transportation means for Delhiites besides the metro's these days. Especially for people travelling longer distances with kids or elderly.
With this odd even plan in place the autowallahs will have a gala time if not monitored.
Secondly the city hardly has any of the cabs plying. Some of the Private cab companies have been chucked out owing to the incidents that happened in the past whilst the others are allowed to charge sky high prices for any distance.
With such sky high prices pollution in the city will surely decrease but the increase in people's expenditure will increase exponentially.
Thirdly, the city should be safe for girls to travel through public transport especially at night. We do not really need another incidence in the city like Nirbhaya. We all know that Delhi is one of the most unsafe cities in India. We would not want unwanted X-ray eyes to scan us when we go for a party or take advantage of us because we happen to have odd number car on an even day.
With lower pollution in the city such incidences might see a rise in the city.
So as a Delhiite whether I have an Odd car or an Even one it will not matter to me. I would rather pay the fine on a particular day than empty my pockets on public transport or risk my life with it.
So what does this Odd Even plan mean to layman??
Owing to the pollution levels in Delhi and the winter season the government decided that there will be some Odd days and some Even days.
Odd numbered vehicles are allowed to ply on the odd days and the even ones on the even days.
And needless to say this is just for private vehicles. The public vehicles will ply irrespective of this situation.To help the commuters the government will also increase the frequency of Delhi Metro and other public transport.
So you see the aim is to cut down on the traffic by almost half and the government believes this will help in the smog which gets settled every winter season.
My Point of View
The move is good but the Kejriwal government should have solved the more pressing issues related to the transport system in Delhi before declaring this plan.
First and foremost the government needs to manage the city's Auto system. The auto wallahs keep going on strike to get a hike in the fare and then charge a passenger whatever they feel. All this is on the simple pretext of having to return empty.
Needless to say autos are one of the main transportation means for Delhiites besides the metro's these days. Especially for people travelling longer distances with kids or elderly.
With this odd even plan in place the autowallahs will have a gala time if not monitored.Secondly the city hardly has any of the cabs plying. Some of the Private cab companies have been chucked out owing to the incidents that happened in the past whilst the others are allowed to charge sky high prices for any distance.
With such sky high prices pollution in the city will surely decrease but the increase in people's expenditure will increase exponentially.
Thirdly, the city should be safe for girls to travel through public transport especially at night. We do not really need another incidence in the city like Nirbhaya. We all know that Delhi is one of the most unsafe cities in India. We would not want unwanted X-ray eyes to scan us when we go for a party or take advantage of us because we happen to have odd number car on an even day.
With lower pollution in the city such incidences might see a rise in the city.
So as a Delhiite whether I have an Odd car or an Even one it will not matter to me. I would rather pay the fine on a particular day than empty my pockets on public transport or risk my life with it.
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