All that you need to know about Delhi’s odd-even rule

In order to curb the pollution by restricting the number of cars running on the city roads, the Delhi Government has introduced an odd-even rule for all of its vehicles. Here’s a quick rundown on the rule and what it means for the citizens of Delhi.

What is the odd-even rule?

This rule would determine which car you can drive on a particular date. On even dates, only cars with license plates ending with an even number will be allowed on city roads, and on odd dates, cars with license plates ending with an odd number will be allowed.

To help understand this better, on dates ending with 0,2,4,6 and 8, a citizen can only drive a vehicle that has a vehicle registration number ending with an even digit such as DL83AB0XX4. On odd dates, citizens can only drive vehicles with registration numbers ending with odd digits. For example, DL83AB0XX3.

How will public transport fare to make commute smooth for citizens?

While the city itself boasts of an excellent metro connectivity which will help make smoother, the Delhi government will run 3,000 extra buses to ensure an uninterrupted, hassle-free experience for everyday commuters. The Delhi Metro has decided to ramp up its services during the current 15-day trial period of the rule and would run 198 trains to make an additional 365 trips everyday.

One can even consider www.odd-even.com for car pooling — a website that has been developed by a 13-year old student of Amity International school.

Has the odd-even rule worked so far?

Gufran Beig, director of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) announced that pollutants in Delhi's had air dipped by around 10 per cent between 8 am to 2 pm on January 1st, compared to the last two days.

What do you think?

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