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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 w...