Odd-even vehicle rotation scheme to return in Delhi

As air pollution in Delhi touched about 18 times the limit set by the World Health Organization on Monday.

Government would implement an odd-even vehicle rotation scheme in the city from November 13 to 20 to reduce air pollution

The odd-even scheme entails allowing vehicles whose registration number ends in even digits to ply on even dates and those with odd digits to ply only on odd dates.

On odd days, only vehicles with licence plates ending in one, three, five, seven, and nine will be allowed, while on even days, vehicles with numbers ending with zero, two, four, six, and eight will be allowed to operate.

The scheme has been implemented multiple times in the past in Delhi to check rising air pollution, including in 2019.

Air pollution rises in Delhi and many other parts of North India during winter, mainly due to meteorological factors but pollution from stubble burning adds to it.

AQI Index:

Between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’,

51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’,

101 and 200 ‘moderate’,

201 and 300 ‘poor’,

301 and 400 ‘very poor’,

401 and 450 ‘severe’,

451 and 500 ‘severe plus’.