Plea in NGT against move to bring back odd-even in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A plea was filed in the National Green Tribunal on Monday challenging the AAP government’s decision to re-launch in November 4-15 the odd-even road rationing scheme, which has been implemented twice earlier in the capital.
The plea filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal said the CPCB had done an assessment of the impact of earlier odd-even scheme on air quality of Delhi and found that ambient air quality of the city during the implementation had deteriorated even more than the one when the said restriction was not in place.
“At a time when country’s top environmental pollution control boards like CPCB and DPCC has unequivocally stated that odd-even policy, when implemented in 2016 failed to curb the air pollution menace, stand of Delhi government to implement the policy merely on a study done by people of other countries is not only unpleasant but also downgrades the reputation of institutes like CPCB and DPCC,” the plea stated.
Under the policy, odd and even numbered vehicles ply on alternate days. It was earlier implemented in Delhi during January and April of 2016.
The plea sought directions to Delhi government to submit the studies on the basis of which they have decided to implement the policy and sought constitution of a committee to check the veracity of the study.