The Delhi government's odd-even formula will continue till January 15. The Delhi High Court, which had reserved its order earlier, on Monday said that it will not interfere with the Delhi government's notification on the formula and that the scheme will continue till January 15.
The court also asked the Delhi government to take care of concerns mentioned in all the PILs filed in the Delhi High Court against the Odd-even formula.
In one PIL, the petitioner has questioned the exemptions being given to women and two wheelers and has also questioned the efficiency of the public transport system.
Delhi High Court also told the AAP government that if in future it wishes to continue the scheme it should take into consideration the issues raised by various petitions.
The Delhi High Court had earlier reserved its order on various petitions challenging the odd-even rule for vehicles enforced on the city roads since January 1, 2016, after the AamAadmi Party government defended the scheme, saying the per capita toxic gas emission had reduced as a result of less four-wheelers on the roads.
"More than 50 per cent drop in air pollution primarily caused by vehicular traffic has been recorded according to the latest ambient air data collected by mobile teams of Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Saturday at 18 locations, through mobile dust samplers on using the light scattering technique," the government said in a statement.
However, pollution levels continued to be high even after showing a minor dip.
Contrary to the AAP government's claims, a tweet by Teri on Monday stated, "Pollutant concentration showed a dip; still extremely higher than prescribed standard."
