Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the government will implement the odd-even road rationing scheme to curb vehicular emissions as the “last weapon” in the fight against air pollution in the national Capital.
Experts at the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) have pointed out that since public transport is running with only limited capacity, the government should step up other measures to ensure that it doesn’t have to resort to enforce odd-even.
Delhi’s air quality has consistently remained in the ‘poor’ category since October 7, with the AQI remaining over 200. On Monday, Delhi’s AQI was measured at 244.