Two-member committee to work out odd-even modalities in capital

The red smog alert in Beijing echoed in Delhi secretariat on Monday as the officers discussed the alarming level of pollution in the city. As per the data recorded by Real Time Ambient Quality by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the PM 2.5 level at all observation sites in the city was much higher than Beijing’s 256-300 micrograms per cubic meter (mpcm) “Beijing issued red smog alert as PM 2.5 level went 10 times above the permissible limit, here in Delhi it is more than 12 to 20 times the safe limit in the National Capital Territory,” said a senior officer of Delhi government after coming out of high level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi Chief Secretary K K Sharma. 

Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday formed a two member committee with PWD minister Satyendar Jain and Transport Minister Gopal Rai. The committee will look into all the suggestions and obstacles coming in the way of implementing odd-even rule for vehicles and present a blue print to the cabinet within 15 days.