PTI
New Delhi
The large numbers of commercial vehicles plying in the national capital will be exempted from the odd-even scheme starting January 1.
According to the Delhi government, senior citizens, Members of Parliament, lawyers, doctors will come under the ambit of road-rationing experiment.
Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain, who is also the nodal Minister for fighting pollution in Delhi, said that only private cars will have to follow odd-even rules.
“Commercial vehicles bearing yellow number plates, including CNG-run taxis, three-wheeler and four-wheeler tempos, autos and taxis will be allowed to ply during the 15-day odd-even scheme,” said a senior government official.
Commercial cabs (CNG-fitted vehicles with yellow number plates) attached with companies will be allowed to ferry office staff, the official said.
He further said that commercial vehicles of other states running on CNG have also been given exemption from the road-rationing experiment.
According to Delhi government, there are around 49,200 diesel-run goods vehicles plying in the national capital.
Government said that transport department will soon give permits to 10,000 new auto-rickshaws, taking the total numbers of autos to around 92,000.
Earlier this month, Kejriwal had announced that he, his Ministers and all government officials will follow odd-even scheme. He had also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his cooperation in its implementation.
According to the government's plan, it will run 6,000 additional buses to accommodate commuters after the implementation of odd-even scheme.
Nearly 10 lakh private cars will stay off Delhi roads daily once the odd-even formula is enforced with the drastic reduction in traffic flow expected to significantly reduce the high level of pollution in the city.
There are over 19 lakh private four-wheelers registered in Delhi and nearly half of these will go off the roads with the implementation of AAP government's ambitious odd-even formula.
