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The situation in Delhi has been bad for the past few days due to pollution. After last night’s rain, the weather has cleared and the pollution has reduced. A hearing was held today in the Supreme Court on the serious matter of pollution. After this, the Delhi government has decided that odd-even will not be implemented in the capital. The Delhi government had to take a decision after the hearing in the Supreme Court. In today’s hearing, the court has left the decision to implement this scheme to the Delhi government. The Delhi government said that a review meeting will be held after Diwali and the next decision will be taken only after that.
The court had observed during the previous hearing that applying odd-even does not have much effect on pollution. The Supreme Court had a hearing on the pollution situation in Delhi on Tuesday. The court had said that the odd-even scheme created by the Delhi government to deal with air pollution is just a show without any concrete results. The court had asked, have you (Delhi government) assessed what its results were in the previous years? “Such schemes are just a sham.”
Stop stubble burning-Supreme Court strict
The Supreme Court said during today’s hearing that the practice of stubble burning by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh should be stopped as it contributes significantly to air pollution in the northern region of the country, including Delhi. The court once again reiterated that stubble burning should be stopped at all costs. “We don’t know how you will do it, but it is your job… stubble burning must stop,” the court told the state governments.
What is Odd-Even?
Odd-even was first implemented in Delhi in 2016. Under this scheme, vehicles with even number plates (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) are allowed to hit the road on even dates. Also vehicles with odd (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) number plates are allowed to ply on the road only on odd dates. The Delhi government believes that by doing this, the level of pollution in the capital will be reduced. Earlier whenever it was implemented, police vehicles, two-wheelers, women’s cars and school children and VIP vehicles were exempted.
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