Highlights 1 AAP government has backed exempting women and two-wheeler riders from odd-even scheme. 2 Modified petition was filed hours after NGT expressed concern over high pollution level. The fresh petition claimed that denying exemption to two-wheelers, whose number is above 68 lakh and women, would cause great hardship and may affect safety of women. It said if two wheelers are included in the scheme, at least 25 lakh of the vehicle owners will have to use other modes of transport during the scheme. Now, the depot space has been created for about 2000 buses and the Government of Delhi has already approved the proposal to engage 1000 buses in cluster scheme and to purchase 1000 buses by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC),' it said.

Source: India Today November 14, 2017 22:07 UTC