I am sure
you would have met people not eating chicken on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Now these people cannot drive cars on the roads of Delhi, if they own a car
ending with odd registration number. So pious!! And for other days of the week,
you can drive cars ending with even numbers. And Sunday is Free-for-all day!!
Why does it
seem that this regulation is only for the middle class? The rich already have
dozens of cars and they can easily pick and choose a car every single day of
the week. The lower class will worry the least.
Let’s
calculate the odds and evens of the experiment!!
The other
problems that Delhi can face are the mismanagement of markets due to influx of
customers on specific days; regulation of cars and commercial vehicles entering
Delhi to cross it as alternate route is not available; genuine emergency
problems; sensitivity training of traffic police department towards the
regulation; the challan cost per car in case of defiance; poor level of public
transport; and other minute problems that can spring up. It can also result in increase
in number cars parked on the roads of Delhi as everyone would need two cars to
commute freely.
On the even
side, pollution level will come down. The opportunity cost calculated from the
odds seems counter the sustainable development argument. The prerequisite for sustainable
development is development.
Now it is up
to Delhites!! Do they want to live in a smoke filled city and shorten their lifespan
Or they are ready to make some adjustments? The pro-active citizens speaking
about the Fundamental rights should come forward with the details of duties they
perform as a citizen of the nation. If the government had done nothing,
pro-rights citizens would have demanded a strict action. And now when a bona fide
step is being taken, the same citizens have a problem because their rights are
being infringed upon!!
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