Apart from levying a hefty fine of Rs 2,000 to deter people from violating the odd-even rule, the Delhi Government has also decided to use parking lots as an effective means to ensure full compliance with the rule. According to the blueprint released by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, cars banned on a particular day won’t even be allowed to be parked in public parking lots on that day.
It means that on even number dates, cars having odd number plates won’t even be allowed to be parked in the public parking lots. Same would be the case with even number plate cars on odd dates, Kejriwal said.
According to sources, if a parking lot allows an odd number plate vehicle on an even date, or vice-versa, the licence of that parking lot could be cancelled by the authorities.
Kejriwal said that instead of asking the traffic police to fine every violating vehicle on busy road causing traffic snarls, the Government will urge the Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) to request the residents of their respective societies to leave their vehicles and use public transport or do car-pooling on the required dates.
“We will also make the students of all the schools in the city take a pledge on December 30 to do everything possible to preserve our environment, including asking their parents to comply with the even-odd formula,” Kejriwal said, adding that about 10,000 NCC and NSS volunteers would be pressed into service to aid traffic police in ensuring compliance.