With the second phase of the odd-even scheme to make a comeback in less than a fortnight, the Delhi government on Tuesday exhorted the corporate sector to reduce traffic congestion by providing transport facilities to their employees.
Addressing a seminar organised by the Ficci on road safety, Sanjeev Jha, parliamentary secretary to Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai, said, “The same people who taunted the government back in January are now asking them to implement the scheme. I will urge the corporates to deploy buses or other mediums of transport in which a number of people travel to work rather than taking their individual vehicles.”
Mr Rai did not attend the seminar as he was unwell. Mr Jha said that reducing the number of vehicles is the key to solving half of the traffic problems. Following odd-even’s implementation from January 1-15, this year, he said that the scheme received favourable reports from several authorities.
“After implementation for 15 days, we received statistics from hospitals which said that the death rates have reduced. The traffic police also reported that there were fewer incidents of road rage,” he said.
