No city is an island: Lessons from Delhi’s odd-even experiment January 15, 2016 · by m rajshekhar The Delhi government’s 15-day odd-even initiative to contain vehicular emissions has made little or no difference to air quality in the capital, The Hindu reported last week. The report claims that peak pollution levels during the first week of the scheme – which moved cars with odd licence plates off the streets on alternate days – are “either comparable or just slightly lower” than the high levels observed from the beginning of December. This is not surprising. The odd-even rule wasn’t a bad idea. But the pollutants floating around in Delhi’s poisonous air are not generated by the city alone Share this:Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Related
