The effectiveness of the AAP government’s ambitious odd-even scheme is set to be compromised as it exempted the two-wheelers from its ambit, which due to their staggering number are major polluters

2-wheelers are biggest pollutants, but left out

NEW DELHI: As the sun rises over the capital in the new year, people will be anxiously waiting to see how Delhi government's odd-and-even experiment for checking air pollution unfolds.

If you have a BS IV-compliant diesel car and usually ride alone, you can reduce your per capita particulate (PM) emissions per kilometre by at least 40 times by using a CNG bus instead.

Most polluted city in the world wakes up today — to change. All eyes on 15-day Delhi pilot plan for odd and even cars on alternate days.

NEW DELHI: The alarming level of Delhi's air pollution created panic among the people during 2015 prompting the judiciary to act tough to give citizens the right to live in a healthy environment.

Restrictions not on exempted vehicles

In response to a PIL challenging the exemptions granted to two-wheelers and women drivers, the court asked for data to see whether the restrictions would “make a difference”.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged school children to ask their parents to follow the odd-even scheme.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Arvind Kejriwal government why women and two-wheelers have been exempted from the odd-even traffic rule effective for 15 days starting January