Steps taken to Protect Environment
As we know that nowadays our environment is being polluted so our is really working hard to improve the pollution level and makr the envoironment more comfortable for peple and some of the efforts made by the government are as follows :
1. Odd-Even Policy On Vehicles Make A Comeback
Bringing back last year’s odd-even scheme, the government on Thursday said that the policy will be implemented in the city for 5 days starting from November 13. The policy was first introduced in January 2016 when the quality of air had nosedived and was re-introduced in April in the same year. As per the rule, between 8am and 8pm private, non-commercial vehicles are allowed out on the roads on alternate days – odd days if the vehicle’s license plate ends in an odd number, and even days if it ends in an even number.
2 . Delhi Authorities Enhance Parking Fees By Four Times
In a bid to discourage people from taking out their cards and reduce vehicular emissions, the Delhi authorities including Municipal Corporations of Delhi, Delhi Development Authority, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation hiked the parking fees by four times. A spokesperson from North Delhi Municipal Corporation said that the contractors have been asked to execute the order. “We really hope it would discourage people from using more private cars, one of the factors for environmental pollution.
