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Amid the Chest Thumping Politics Over Odd-Even, Will Delhi Get Rid of Pollution?

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced the return of Odd-Even scheme in Delhi. He announced that from 4th to 15th November the Delhi government will implement the odd-even scheme in Delhi to tackle the rising pollution levels in Delhi. The government has chosen to re-implement the Odd-Even scheme in November only because in that month farmers burn crops in the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana. Due to which Delhi becomes a gas chamber.  Read More:   Do we all need Modi's 'FIT' Pill? Let us tell you that the odd-even scheme was first implemented in the year 2016. The first phase of this scheme was implemented from 1st -15th January 2016, the second phase was implemented from 15th April to 30th April 2016.  What is the Odd-Even Scheme? The odd-even scheme is a car rationing scheme. Under this scheme cars with license plates ending in an odd and even number are allowed on roads on alternate days, except weekends.  This means cars whose nu