The road rationing scheme is a part of the Graded Response Action Plan designed by the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to combat pollution at different levels. Later, Delhi L-G Anil Baijal, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and EPCA members discussed the matter in a meeting on Wednesday evening. The opposition BJP was quick to attack the Aam Aadmi Party government over the scheme and said the odd-even scheme cannot be a solution to Delhi’s high level of pollution. “The odd-even formula can be a formula for traffic maintenance and management but not a formula to stop pollution,” Meenakshi Lekhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s New Delhi MP, told reporters. Lekhi said air pollution in Delhi is primarily on account of dust particles, construction activities and debris and added that the menace was not because of vehicular emission.

Source: Hindustan Times November 09, 2017 09:08 UTC