A day after Transport Minister Gopal Rai made an appeal to newspapers and news channels to conduct an open survey on the odd-even scheme, Rai said on Friday that the Government will implement the third edition of odd-even scheme only after analysing such surveys as well as the report of its six-member committee.

Delhi Cabinet will take a final decision on introducing the next phase of the car-rationing plan in the national Capital after analysing surveys and reports, Rai said.

last week, the Government had constituted a six-member committee, headed by Special Transport Commissioner K K Dahiya, to study the impact of the opening of schools and hot weather during the scheme and also suggest when the Government should implement the next edition.

“We have decided to analyse surveys of media organisations which have been appealed by the Government to conduct open surveys on second phase of odd-even scheme through various modes like SMS, field survey and others. Besides, we recently constituted the six-member committee to study the impact of opening of schools and hot weather in its second edition. We will analyse both surveys of media organisations and our committee’s report. Thereafter, Delhi Cabinet will decide the fate of third phase of the scheme,” Rai said.

The Minister said the Delhi Government is strengthening public transport system by introducing new buses so that people won’t have to face problems in the next phase of odd-even scheme.

Rai had claimed on Thursday that many people are following odd-even scheme. He had said some TV channels are telecasting seven videos on traffic-congestion and seeing them, it seems that due to odd-even scheme, people are “facing a lot of difficulties”, but the real picture is different.

“When we meet people, they say that odd-even scheme is good, but TV channels are showing different pictures,” Rai had said.