The Delhi government’s decision to impose restrictions on plying of private vehicles has received a mixed response.
The Delhi government’s decision to impose restrictions on plying of private vehicles has received a mixed response. In Bengaluru, members of Whitefield Rising, who are victims of constant traffic jams in their area, have come forward to enforce the “odd-even” system voluntarily.
Residents of the IT corridor will now take out their cars only on the dates specified. Civic expert R.K. Misra, who has proposed the initiative, told this newspaper that the group members have decided to set up car pooling points on all major roads to ensure that people are not inconvenienced and can car-pool easily. Residents of Whitefield, Sarjapur Road and Outer Ring Road will be part of the initiative, he said.
“It will not be imposed by the government. But it could be a voluntary initiative to make the roads less congested and pollutant. Under this initiative, effort will made for residents to opt for car-pooling,” Mr Misra said.
“In the IT corridor of the city, most of the residents are either working in the same companies or in the same area. So it is easy to push this kind of odd-even initiative. The car-pooling concept can be used as an alternate for daily car use. To make this idea more practical, we have also proposed car pooling points on all the major roads of the IT corridor. So residents need not enter anyone’s apartment or wait outside their houses.”
