India

Government of Delhi says there won’t be an odd-even in the capital for the time being

Gopal Rai, the environment minister for Delhi, announced on Friday that the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme has been temporarily suspended because the city’s air pollution levels are improving.

This occurred soon after the Supreme Court gave the Delhi government, led by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the authority to decide how to implement the rule. “The rainfall from last night has caused the AQI, which was above 450, to drop to about 300. The decision to put the odd-even rule into effect has been delayed as a result. Speaking to the media, he stated that the situation would be examined once more following Diwali.

In an effort to slow down the worsening air pollution, the odd-even rule, which permits private vehicles to be driven only on alternating days based on the last digit of their license plate, was set to go into effect from November 13 to November 20.

Vehicles registered under this scheme may only be driven on even days if their license plate number ends in an even digit (0, 2, 4, 6, 8), and on odd dates if it ends in an odd digit (1, 3, 5, 7, 9).

Following irregular rains throughout the night, a heavy layer of poisonous, suffocating smog that had engulfed the nation’s capital for more than ten days was lifted on Friday.

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Delhi’s air quality was rated 314 in the “very poor” category at 1 pm by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The severe category’s AQI was recorded at 460 on Thursday night.

The wind speed that is favorable for the dispersion of pollutants is predicted to cause the air quality to further improve, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

 

Bharat Express English

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