National Green Tribunal questions Delhi govt's odd-even formula for vehicles

Delhi:

The National Green Tribunal on Friday questioned the odd-even formula saying it may not achieve the desired purpose. The court added that the rule may force people to buy two cars.

“The odd-even formula for vehicles may make people buy two cars,-" the NGT said.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking a ban on diesel cars in Delhi and other cities on December 15. Petitioner Arvind Gupta has requested the Chief Justice of India, TS Thakur, to hear the case.

In order to counter the dangerously high levels of pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government last week decided that private vehicles with odd and even registration numbers will ply on odd and even dates, respectively, from January 1, for two weeks.

That is, on January 1, cars with numbers ending with 1,3,5, 7 and 9 will operate. On January 2, cars with numbers ending with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 will be allowed to ply.