Kejriwal Govt on Acid Test for Toxic Air Control ; Odd &Even numbered vehicles to ply on alternate days from Jan 1,2016
Delhi Government decision to allow plying of limited number of Vehicles on the capital’s road from New year may soon be a template for other big cities battling with pollutants laden Toxic air ,but to ensure such an ambitious plan does not end up in a fiasco, adequate safeguards must be initiated soon. The Government plans to implement the odd and even number plates formula from January one but before that all stake holders must be taken on the board for full proof implementation. ( Informatively,Beijing has issued its first ever red alert for smog on Monday ,asking schools to close down and slapping restrictions on factories and curtailing city's vehicle's fleet to half. Reading of PM2.5 particles shot up to 300 micro grams per cubic per meter on Monday vis-a vis-the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard of tiny and poisonous particles at 25.) The state government headed by Arvind Kejrwai will have to work in tande...