Dates for Second Phase of Odd-Even Formula likely to be Announced Tomorrow

The ‘successful’ trial phase of the Odd-Even formula has propelled the Delhi Government to discuss the second phase of the same. After receiving ‘positive’ feedbacks for the controversial policy, the AAP government will be organising a review meeting with all the concerned authorities. Chances are high that dates for the implementation of the second phase will be announced tomorrow. "The Chief Minister has convened a review meeting with his ministers and officials from concerned departments tomorrow to discuss and analysis the responses sent by the masses since January 26," said a senior official.

The government took feedback from public through emails, missed calls, online forms and voice response system. They received approximately 9 lac responses. “Around 28,300 suggestions have been received through online forms while another 9,000 and 1,82,808 have come through emails and missed called respectively. The government, on its part, has made more than 9,00,000 calls to gather public opinion,” said another official.

The policy has been highly controversial, as it has targeted automobiles, which were assumed to be technologically updated machines. Though, one has to remember that four-wheelers are not all that responsible for environmental pollution. While Maruti Suzuki was one of the early responders to the declaration of this policy, Jaguar reacted late, but came out with a strong response. Ralph Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, explained the overall relation between the cars and pollution. He expressed his disappointment over the recent ban on diesel cars (above 2,000cc) in the capital and said that as per the Euro VI norms (comparable to BS-VI norms), the air their vehicles consume in Delhi, is far dirtier than the smoke which is emitted by them.

Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About Odd-Even Policy in Delhi