Delhi: Transport sector - Revision history

Pdewan: /* December 2016, 5,000 missed trips/ day due to congestion, encroachments */

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‎December 2016, 5,000 missed trips/ day due to congestion, encroachments

Jyoti: /* 2012> 2016: 35% decrease in ridership */

2021-06-28T15:29:00Z

‎2012> 2016: 35% decrease in ridership

Jyoti: /* Usage of Public Transport in Delhi/ 2018 */

2020-12-16T14:15:52Z

‎Usage of Public Transport in Delhi/ 2018

Jyoti: /* Transportation (general issues) */

2020-12-16T14:14:03Z

‎Transportation (general issues)

Jyoti: /* 2016 */

2017-12-31T19:16:35Z

‎2016

Pdewan: /* Vehicular population in India */

2017-12-31T09:14:06Z

‎Vehicular population in India

Jyoti: /* 2012> 2016: 35% decrease in ridership */

2017-12-19T07:18:42Z

‎2012> 2016: 35% decrease in ridership

Jyoti: /* 2012> 2016: 35% decrease in ridership */

2017-12-14T10:11:03Z

‎2012> 2016: 35% decrease in ridership

Jyoti: /* 2010 to 2015: Irregularities and loss of 5,022 crore */

2017-12-14T10:07:40Z

‎2010 to 2015: Irregularities and loss of 5,022 crore

Jyoti: /* Odd even II, 2016 */

2017-11-12T21:25:03Z

‎Odd even II, 2016

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	DTC is working on procurement of 1,000 more buses. Authorities need to work on the problem of encroachments on roads to make the buses run smoothly, said a DTC official		DTC is working on procurement of 1,000 more buses. Authorities need to work on the problem of encroachments on roads to make the buses run smoothly, said a DTC official
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		+	==Bus ridership==
		+	===2019-23: 25% decline===
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=02_03_2024_001_004_cap_TOI ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Average daily passenger count of DTC and cluster buses in city has risen in past two years but is still 25% down from pre-pandemic levels (2019-20), when it was 33.3 lakh. In 2022-23, it was 25 lakh, up from 15.6 lakh in the previous year.
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	DTC pays almost Rs 100/ km as interest on government loans that makes its operational cost almost Rs 180/km. It recovers only Rs 40/km from all sources.		DTC pays almost Rs 100/ km as interest on government loans that makes its operational cost almost Rs 180/km. It recovers only Rs 40/km from all sources.
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		+	==Losses, 2013-19==
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 The ministry is looking at expanding the public transport as the only solution for reducing traffic congestion. Transport experts feel that rather than constructing more flyovers for increasing speed of cars, government should strengthen the public transport so that more people prefer it over personal cars. Dr Geetam Tiwari of IIT Delhi’s Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme said: ‘‘Government should expand the bus service. With more and better buses, the people would switch over to the public transport and the traffic congestion situation would improve.’’
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+[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F07%2F09&entity=Ar00607&sk=6E87582E&mode=text  Ritam Halder, July 9, 2019: ''The Times of India'']
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 Transport contributes massively to Delhi’s air pollution. A study by SAFAR-India (2018) said that almost 40% of PM2.5 in Delhi is due to vehicles. A 2018 study by the Centre for Science and Environment, titled Urban Commute, revealed that the capital fares the worst in the country in terms of pollution, carbon emissions and energy consumption in urban commuting.
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	The ministry is looking at expanding the public transport as the only solution for reducing traffic congestion. Transport experts feel that rather than constructing more flyovers for increasing speed of cars, government should strengthen the public transport so that more people prefer it over personal cars. Dr Geetam Tiwari of IIT Delhi’s Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme said: ‘‘Government should expand the bus service. With more and better buses, the people would switch over to the public transport and the traffic congestion situation would improve.’’		The ministry is looking at expanding the public transport as the only solution for reducing traffic congestion. Transport experts feel that rather than constructing more flyovers for increasing speed of cars, government should strengthen the public transport so that more people prefer it over personal cars. Dr Geetam Tiwari of IIT Delhi’s Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme said: ‘‘Government should expand the bus service. With more and better buses, the people would switch over to the public transport and the traffic congestion situation would improve.’’
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		+	==Usage of Public Transport in Delhi/ 2018==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F07%2F09&entity=Ar00607&sk=6E87582E&mode=text Ritam Halder, July 8, 2019: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	[[File: The Usage of Public Transport in Delhi, presumably as in 2018.jpg\|The Usage of Public Transport in Delhi, presumably as in 2018 <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F07%2F09&entity=Ar00607&sk=6E87582E&mode=text Ritam Halder, July 8, 2019: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	Transport contributes massively to Delhi’s air pollution. A study by SAFAR-India (2018) said that almost 40% of PM2.5 in Delhi is due to vehicles. A 2018 study by the Centre for Science and Environment, titled Urban Commute, revealed that the capital fares the worst in the country in terms of pollution, carbon emissions and energy consumption in urban commuting.
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	Aam Aadmi Party seconded the government’s decision. “Odd-even was not to satisfy anybody's ego. Women being vulnerable cannot be exposed to risks. The Delhi government cannot risk the safety of women during odd-even period. Will not implement odd-even without exemptions to women,” tweeted party's Delhi unit chief spokesperson, Saurabh Bharadwaj.		Aam Aadmi Party seconded the government’s decision. “Odd-even was not to satisfy anybody's ego. Women being vulnerable cannot be exposed to risks. The Delhi government cannot risk the safety of women during odd-even period. Will not implement odd-even without exemptions to women,” tweeted party's Delhi unit chief spokesperson, Saurabh Bharadwaj.
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		+	==2016-17: diesel vs. cleaner fuels; types and number of vehicles==
		+	[http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F12%2F31&entity=Ar00410&sk=A13E5532&mode=text Diesel use down by 16%, Delhi used cleaner fuels more in 2016, December 31, 2017: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	[[File: Number of vehicles in 2016-17; consumption of petrol, diesel and CNG, 2017.jpg\|Number of vehicles in 2016-17; consumption of petrol, diesel and CNG, 2017 <br/> From: [http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F12%2F31&entity=Ar00410&sk=A13E5532&mode=text Diesel use down by 16%, Delhi used cleaner fuels more in 2016, December 31, 2017: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	The capital, dismally greyed by severe pollution this year, had something tosmile about at thefagend of the year when itbecame clear that the consumption of diesel, emissions of which are more harmful than petrol, had fallen 16% this year compared with that in 2015-16.
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		+	The trend was revealed in the Delhi Statistical Hand Book for 2017, released by Delhi government on Saturday. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia congratulated Delhiites for their reduced dependency on diesel, which hecharacterised as an indication of the growing awareness in the city about air pollution.
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		+	The consumption of diesel in Delhi went down from 15,08,000 tonnes in 2015-16 to 12,67,000 tonnes in 2016-17. In the same period, petrol use increased marginally from 9,02,000 tonnes to 9,06,000 tonnes. The consumption of CNG, a cleaner fuel, rose 8.5%, from 738,000 tonnes to 804,000 tonnes.
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		+	Transport and automobile experts, however, opined that awareness about pollution was not the only reason for shunning diesel. The tax on diesel vehicles and the narrowing price gap between petrol and diesel were also contributing factors. “Diesel vehicles are being phased out. Also consumers don’t find diesel vehicles worth buying with the price difference, which was Rs 18-20 not so long ago coming down now to Rs 10-12,” said automobile expert Anil Chhikara.
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		+	Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director, Research, Centre for Science and Environment, said it was a good sign that the last couple of years have seen an energy transition. Pointing out how the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal discourage diesel use by levying an environment cess and disallowing diesel vehicles more than 10 years old from plying in Delhi, she added, “There is also growing consumer awareness and all these have contributed to the trend.”
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		+	Roychowdhury explained that diesel emissions not only increased pollutants in the air but was a Class 1 carcinogen, capable of causing lung cancer.
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		+	“People are wary about buying diesel cars because they know they cannot use them for more than 10 years,” offered Professor P K Sarkar, director (transport), Asian Institute of Transport Development. “Petrol vehicles now provide better mileage than earlier.”
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		+	In 2016-17, Delhi saw the number of registered motor vehicles crossing the one crore mark. The total number of new vehicles registered in Delhi was 7.78 lakh in 2016-17, which included 29,690 e-rickshaws that were registered for the first time even though their actual number is more than one lakh in the city.
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		+	While two wheelers saw higher growth in the capital compared with cars, the number of taxis registeredin thecity went up by more than 50%. This might also explain the rise in CNG consumption as it is mandatory to run commercial vehicleson theclean fuel.
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		+	In 2016-17, Delhi Transport Corporation bus services were availed of by 31.55 lakh average daily passengers, the statistical handbook revealed. The total strengthof DTC’s fleet stood at 4,027, of which 1,275 buses were air conditioned. The number of buses on the road, however, was lesser at 3,547. The number of reported road accidents also decreased from 8,085 in 2015 to 7,375 during 2016.
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		+	The tax on diesel vehicles and the narrowing price gap between petrol and diesel were also contributing factors, for shunning diesel, said transport and automobile experts

	=See also=		=See also=

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 The ministry is looking at expanding the public transport as the only solution for reducing traffic congestion. Transport experts feel that rather than constructing more flyovers for increasing speed of cars, government should strengthen the public transport so that more people prefer it over personal cars. Dr Geetam Tiwari of IIT Delhi’s Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme said: ‘‘Government should expand the bus service. With more and better buses, the people would switch over to the public transport and the traffic congestion situation would improve.’’
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 ==2016==
 [http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F11%2F12&entity=Ar00702&sk=F42C5035&mode=text  Brakes on odd-even as NGT rejects exemptions, November 12, 2017: ''The Times of India'']

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	DTC pays almost Rs 100/ km as interest on government loans that makes its operational cost almost Rs 180/km. It recovers only Rs 40/km from all sources.		DTC pays almost Rs 100/ km as interest on government loans that makes its operational cost almost Rs 180/km. It recovers only Rs 40/km from all sources.
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		+	==December 2016, 5,000 missed trips/ day due to congestion, encroachments==
		+	[http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F12%2F18&entity=Ar00409&sk=6B471717&mode=text DTC loses ₹9 crore a month due to congestion, December 18, 2017: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) loses around 5,000 trips every day due to congestion and encroachments on roads, leading to a monthly loss of about Rs 9 crore.
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		+	The city’s public transporter has been under fire from different quarters over its depleting fleet of buses and operational inefficiency.
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		+	“We lose 5,000 of the scheduled 38,000 trips per day because our buses get stuck in traffic jams due to congestion and encroachments on the city roads,” said a senior transport corporation official.
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		+	The financially ailing transport body runs a fleet of around 3,800 buses in the national capital.
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		+	“The daily earnings of DTC comes to around Rs 2.5 crore. We incur a loss of Rs 30 lakh per day due to the missed trips,” the official added.
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		+	There are many roads in the city, where heavy encroachment forces the buses to crawl, and waste time and fuel, thus affecting the operational costs, he said.
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		+	“Most parts of Trans-Yamuna like Shahdara, Silampur and border areas like Kapashera and Nangloi are heavily congested due to unauthorised encroachments,” the official said.
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		+	The transport corporation is working on procurement of 1,000 more buses to boost its fleet. However, the authorities also need to work on the problem of encroachments on roads to make the buses run smoothly, he added. PTI
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		+	DTC is working on procurement of 1,000 more buses. Authorities need to work on the problem of encroachments on roads to make the buses run smoothly, said a DTC official

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+[[File: 2012- 2016, 35% decrease in ridership of DTC.jpg|2012> 2016- 35% decrease in ridership of DTC <br/> From: [http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F12%2F13&entity=Ar00410&sk=75475E1A&mode=text  In 4 years, DTC lost 17 lakh commuters, December 13, 2017: ''The Times of India'']|frame|500px]]

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	DTC also lost out on funds worth Rs 204.57 crore under JNNURM for procurement of buses as it couldn't buy them, even though it had the funds.Further, the fleet utilisation and vehicle productivity was less than all-India averages.		DTC also lost out on funds worth Rs 204.57 crore under JNNURM for procurement of buses as it couldn't buy them, even though it had the funds.Further, the fleet utilisation and vehicle productivity was less than all-India averages.

		+	== 2012> 2016: 35% decrease in ridership==
		+	[http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F12%2F13&entity=Ar00410&sk=75475E1A&mode=text In 4 years, DTC lost 17 lakh commuters, December 13, 2017: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	'''See graphic''':
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		+	''2012> 2016- 35% decrease in ridership of DTC''
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		+	[[File: 2012> 2016- 35% decrease in ridership of DTC.jpg\|2012> 2016- 35% decrease in ridership of DTC <br/> From: [http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F12%2F13&entity=Ar00410&sk=75475E1A&mode=text In 4 years, DTC lost 17 lakh commuters, December 13, 2017: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	''CSE Study Says Fleet To Empty Out By 2025''
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		+	DTC has suffered a staggering 35% dip in ridership in the four years between 2012 and 2016. This has been revealed by a report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
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		+	From 47 lakh daily passengers in 2012-13 to 30 lakh in 2016, the corporation has seen a decline of 17 lakh passengers. The report also says that the figure of 30 lakh could be overestimation too.
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		+	The report also says that without any new buses coming since 2010-11, by 2025 there would be no buses left in the DTC fleet if force multipliers aren’t brought in on a “war footing”. Delhi needs, says the study, up to 11,000 buses right now and would need 15,000 by 2021. Right now, Delhi has only 5,842 buses.
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		+	“This is unacceptable, especially at a time when travel demand and pollution problems are exploding in the city. If this is not acknowledged and resolved immediately to stem the tide, it will lead to gradual destruction of the system, increase dependence on personal vehicles and make the problem of pollution and congestion irreversible,” said Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director-research and advocacy, CSE.
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		+	The report says Delhi would have to reinvent the bus system if it has to meet the master plan target of 80% share of public transport ridership by 2020.
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		+	About 16 lakh (55%) passengers use passes. “A pass holder is counted as travelling nine times during the course of a single day and that inflates the daily trip number. It is possible therefore that DTC’s daily ridership is much less,” the report said.
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		+	A major reason for the dip in DTC’s footfall is its poor frequency and unreliability. Less than 1% of DTC routes have a frequency of one bus every five minutes; less than 25% have a frequency of one bus every 15 minutes. In most of the routes, the waiting time is much longer, the report says.
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		+	Nationally, DTC’s fleet utilisation is one of the poorest at only 83.63% and almost 700 buses on any given day are not used, almost 50% of which are due to breakdowns. The buses not being used daily are more than the entire fleet size of cities such as Jaipur, the report says.
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		+	But the cluster buses are performing better. Even the bus aggregator scheme has also showed stunning results—42% of those who drive, 15% of those who share rides, and 30% of metro users have shifted to it.
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		+	The report recommends that parking for buses should be earmarked and construction of multilevel parking lots for them be expedited.
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		+	DTC pays almost Rs 100/ km as interest on government loans that makes its operational cost almost Rs 180/km. It recovers only Rs 40/km from all sources.

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 The ministry is looking at expanding the public transport as the only solution for reducing traffic congestion. Transport experts feel that rather than constructing more flyovers for increasing speed of cars, government should strengthen the public transport so that more people prefer it over personal cars. Dr Geetam Tiwari of IIT Delhi’s Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme said: ‘‘Government should expand the bus service. With more and better buses, the people would switch over to the public transport and the traffic congestion situation would improve.’’
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-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=OIL-FIRMS-BUST-MYTH-Odd-even-2-data-03062016008028 ''The Times of India''], Jun 03 2016
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-Ambika Pandit
+See graphic, 'The number of vehicles registered in Delhi till Dec 2016 (private cars, taxis, auto-rickshaws, two-wheelers, buses)'
-It was the searing heat, coupled with lack of adequate public transport options, which probably led to a higher number of people using private vehicles during odd-even 2.
+[[File: The number of vehicles registered in Delhi till Dec 2016 (private cars, taxis, auto-rickshaws, two-wheelers, buses).jpg|The number of vehicles registered in Delhi till Dec 2016 (private cars, taxis, auto-rickshaws, two-wheelers, buses) <br/> From [http://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2017%2F11%2F12&entity=Ar00702&sk=F42C5035&mode=text  Brakes on odd-even as NGT rejects exemptions, November 12, 2017: ''The Times of India''] |frame|500px]]
-The AAP government had showcased data from the first phase of the oddeven scheme to highlight its success, as the sale of both petrol and diesel had shown a visible decline during that period.
+'''Improved Air Quality Makes It Easier For Govt'''
-In fact, value-added tax (VAT) collections from the sale of petrol and die sel were lower by Rs 40 crore in January than December 2015.
+New Delhi: The much anticipated odd-even traffic plan announced for November was on and off. The National Green Tribunal, having first questioned the need for implementing the scheme, hauled Delhi government over the coals before giving its nod with the rider that there won’t be any exemptions for women, two-wheeler riders and government officials.
-However, April had quite a different tale to tell. It's likely that compliance to the vehicular restrictions was better in January because of the cold weather. Schools being closed for vacations also played an important part in a lower number of vehicles being on the roads.
+The Delhi cabinet met and reached a consensus that given the load it would put on the transport system and pose a threat to women’s security, it would not be feasible to go ahead. So, pending an appeal to NGT on Monday for the exemptions to be restored, the government put the scheme on hold. The cabinet meeting, held at CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, was faced with the fact that without the exemptions, the public transport would have to bear an additional load of at least 30 lakh people.
-The Aam Aadmi Party government notified a hike on VAT on petrol and diesel on January 19, four days after the first phase of odd-even ended. The rate was hiked from 25% to 27% for petrol and from 16.6% to 18% for diesel.
+Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is already running at maximum capacity -- 3,317 train trips a day – and carries about 27 lakh passengers daily. Though DMRC didn’t reveal its maximum carrying capacity, officials said an additional load of 30 lakh commuters was impossible to accommodate.
 =See also=
 [[Air pollution: Delhi]]