As Delhites gear-up to face the even-odd restrictions for cars, that comes into effect for 15 days from Friday here is all you need to know about the traffic rationing.
What: Restriction on cars. Those with registration numbers ending in odd digits will be allowed to ply on odd dates and those ending in even digits will run on even dates.
When: Between January 1 and January 15. Sundays are free for all
Timing: 8am to 8pm
Fine: On the spot challan Rs 2,000 but no impounding of vehicles
Why: To curb air pollution and road congestion on Delhi roads
Positives :
three positives will result from this act. :-
An immediate reduction in pollution level,
use of public transport to the optimum and
the adoption of car pooling will lead to greater tolerance and bonding among the travelling community.
Criticism:-
People will buy more cars ==>>> more pollution==>> original purpose will be failed
Gov. need to focus on public infrastructure ( Need to increase no. of buses ,increase metro route and no.of metro rails )
Inefficient traffic management system will create more chaos
Only 10% pollution by cars ...why exempt 2 wheelers ??...biggest criticism!!
too many exemptions will dilute original purpose ( According to one report ,after exemption only 6% cars will face odd even heat )
Who is exempt
CNG and electric cars - CNG cars will have to get a hologram sticker from IGL pumping stations and display them prominently on their cars’ windshields.
Two-wheelers – Have been kept out as the government doesn’t have the requisite public transport facilities to become a viable alternative.
Women - Cars driven by women and cars that only have women occupants. Cars driven by women where the male companion is below 12.
Vehicles being used for medical emergencies (trust based)
Vehicles occupied/driven by people with disabilities
Vehicles of: VVIP cars, emergency services and enforcement vehicles
President; Vice-president; Prime Minister; Governors; Chief Justice; Speaker of Lok Sabha; Union ministers; Leaders of Opposition (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha); Chief ministers of states and union territories (except those in Delhi); Supreme Court judges; Deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha; Deputy speaker Lok Sabha; Lieutenant governors of Union Territories; Delhi High Court judges; Lokayukta
Emergency vehicles: Ambulances, fire brigade trucks, hospital, prison, hearse van
Enforcement vehicles: Police, Delhi transport department, authorised by Delhi Divisional Commissioner, paramilitary forces
Vehicles with ministry of defence number plates
Vehicles with a pilot/escort
Vehicles of SPG protectees
Embassy vehicles with CD numbers
Who has to follow
All petrol and diesel vehicles
Cars from outside Delhi: All diesel and petrol cars, irrespective of where they are coming from, will have to follow the rules.
Diesel and petrol taxis: Most of these are attached to taxi aggregators such as Ola and Uber and will have to follow the odd-even rule till they convert to CNG vehicles.
Delhi chief minister, Delhi’s ministers and MLAs
Public transport readiness
What to depend on during drive:
Buses: 10,000 (4,500 DTC bus, 1,500 cluster bus and around 4,000 to be hired by DTC for the drive)
Autos: 82,000
Taxies: 79,600 (15,000 kali-peeli and rest private cabs)
Total metro stations: 143 stations
Trains: 220
Metros to run at higher frequency through the day
Last mile connectivity by feeder buses, e-rickshaws
Delhi Metro
People travelling in Metro every day: 2.6 million
Trains: 220
Coaches: 1,240
Lines: Six
Blue Line | Dwarka-Vaishali/Noida (476 coaches)
Yellow Line | Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre (426 coaches)
Red Line | Rithala-Dilshad Garden (136 coaches)
Purple Line | ITO-Faridabad (128 coaches)
Green Line | Inderlok-Mundka (74 coaches)
Airport Line | New Delhi Railway Station-Dwarka Sector-21
DTC Buses
Daily passengers: 3.5 million
Autorickshaws/Taxis
Number of autos: 70,000
Number of kaali-peeli taxis: 15,000
Number of cabs: 70,000
How Delhi goes to work
Commuters: 5.33 million
Using public transport: 27%
Using pvt transport: 25%
On foot/Bicycle: 31%
Other modes of transport include local trains
Way Ahead :-
The odd-even formula is an immediate step to curb pollution, congestion and chaos, a bigger step in future is planned cities, smart cities and Transit Oriented Development (TOD). For, this is what the drive is all about- to make the public ride on public transport system to lessen vehicular pollution.
With the Urban Development ministry approving the Transit Oriented Development Policy for Delhi, an attempt is being made to deal with the issues of pollution and overcrowding, and also, to deal with the shortage of housing stock. One major role of TOD will be to with respect to offices. With TOD, the concentration of offices can shift to various suburbs. This can lead to the prospect of live-work in one location thus solving the need to drive for work, therefore, automatically curtailing vehicular jamming and pollution. These walkable communities can reduce driving by up to 85 per cent. And this move will reduce pressure from the prime centre.
All that is needed is for the government to speed up in providing more infrastructure, better roads, and greater connectivity.
Right now, transportation is a big problem. It takes commuters one hour to go from Noida to Gurgaon. No one likes to travel beyond 30-40 minutes for work. The only way out is to improve connectivity by adding more trains, metros and buses.
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