AAP govt holds meeting to chalk out strategy for implementing odd-even scheme

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot chaired a meeting on Tuesday to chalk out a plan for implementing the OddEven scheme in the national capital at Delhi Secretariat reported news agency ANIChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday chaired an emergency meeting deciding to bring back the OddEven ruleSpeaking after the highlevel meeting chaired by CM Arvind Kejriwal yesterday Gopal Rai announced the oddeven scheme in the city between November 13 and 20 reported ANIAs part of the scheme under the GRAPIV stage private vehicles with registration plates ending in odd numbers could run on odd dates and even numbers on even datesFurther in the backdrop of the deteriorating air quality the Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Punjab government on the issue of stubble burning saying that it cannot be a political battle every time reported ANIA bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhuliaapex observed that there cant be a political battle all the time and that stubble burning needs to be stoppedWe want it stubble burning stopped We dont know how you do it its your job But it must be stopped Something has to be done immediately the apex court told Punjab after the governments counsel said that farmers are burning the stubble on account of economic reasons reported ANISpeaking on the Supreme Courts directions on pollution Gopal Rai said The Supreme Court has given its observations related to stubble burning firecrackers and air pollution in Delhi Our government will implement the order of the Supreme Court The problem of pollution is the problem of the whole of North India I request all governments that if we implement all the steps to reduce pollution we will succeedAccording to the data issued by the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research SAFARIndia the air quality in the national capital on Monday was recorded at 488 up from 410 a day ago reported ANIMeanwhile the Delhi government will incorporate the Supreme Courts directions on pollution in finalising details of the oddeven car rationing scheme Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday reported PTIThe minister on Monday announced that to combat pollution the oddeven scheme will be enforced in the national capital from November 1320The apex court while hearing a matter pertaining to air pollution in the DelhiNCR on Tuesday flagged issues like crop residue burning vehicular pollution and burning of waste in the openWith inputs from ANI and PTI