Is Kejriwal actually serious about even and odd number cars plying Delhi roads?
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has found a solution to Delhi's rising pollution problem. The Delhi government has announced a proposal saying that private vehicles with odd and even registration numbers will be allowed on the roads of the national capital only on alternate days starting next month.
What this means is that from January 1, 2016, if vehicles with number plates ending with an odd number can be driven one day, only those ending with an even number can be brought out the next day. Read more.
Here's how people reacted to the development on Twitter:
Delhi govt decides to allow private vehicles bearing odd & even numbers to run on every alternate day from Jan 1 to cut vehicular pollution.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 4, 2015Specially designed for the citizens of Delhi... *HERE IS THE FLEXI-NUMBER PLATE * (Sits back and waits for funding) pic.twitter.com/KcAhcRDmXc
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) December 4, 2015Can't bear to see my 5 year old on the nebuliser every winter, year after year. Thanks @AamAadmiParty for giving suffering kids some hope.
— Vishnu Som (@VishnuNDTV) December 4, 2015Single ads can now add another feature- odd numbered car owner looking for even numbered eve driver to car pool on long drives to work
— sunetra choudhury (@sunetrac) December 4, 2015Bhakts & AAPtards to ply on alternate days with AAPtards getting exclusive rights for weekends! #StopPollution
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) December 4, 2015#PollutionFreeDelhi What happens to the night life in Delhi? Ppl must end party & rush back home before date changes. #CindrellaStory
— Shaitaan Khopdi™ (@shaitaankhopdi) December 4, 2015Fighting pollution is not about whether @ArvindKejriwal can deliver. It's a fight where all our lives are at stake. Don't politicise battle.
— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) December 4, 2015Choice before Delhites is stark: Either support radical anti-pollution measures or choke in a gas chamber. Your call, your life.
— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) December 4, 2015Much as I feel that odd-even number plates is tough to implement, all Delhites must support the Govt for the sake of the city's children.
— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) December 4, 2015On the bright side, the Delhi government's announcement gives us lazy people another excuse to cancel plans. #blessed
— Overrated Outcast (@over_rated) December 4, 2015Better idea to contain pollution in #Delhi will be that only women should drive on odd dates while only men should drive car on even dates!
— Ashok Garekar (@DrGarekar) December 4, 2015Big move by Kejriwal to curb pollution.From Jan1 odd & even number vehicles to ply on alternate days. 1st place in India to have it @ibnlive
— SAAHIL MENGHANI (@saahilmenghani) December 4, 2015Girl: "THIS IS SO ODD. I CAN'T EVEN..." Guy: "You can't even what?" Delhi government: "Can't even drive your car on alternate days. Haha"
— Akshar (@AksharPathak) December 4, 2015I hope odd and even numbers on alternate days in Delhi doesn't mean people buy second cars! Or fake license plates! https://t.co/QHQ52ivano
— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra) December 4, 2015@ArvindKejriwal Thank you Arvind for believing in our right to breathe ! The move on alternate day car use is bold and progressive.
— Vishnu Som (@VishnuNDTV) December 4, 2015