Amid the uproar over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's even and odd car number plates solution to Delhi's pollution menace, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government would "not do anything that creates problem for the people of Delhi".
Hinting at the possibility of the plan not being implemented, the Delhi Chief Minister said, "Many things have to be sorted out. If there are too many problems, it will be stopped."
Kejriwal, however, justified the move to go for the odd even formula, saying there was "panic after the court's gas chamber comment. "After the court's gas chamber comment, there was panic and it was felt that something drastic has to be done," he said.
Targeting the Centre over the implementation of the scheme, the AAP leader said that "hostile government at the Centre is the only problem we face".
The Delhi government had on Friday proposed the 'odd/even' number formula for cars. Planned to be rolled out from January 1, 2016, the proposal said that cars with odd number plate and even number plate would ply on roads on alternate days.
If implemented, Delhi will become first such city in India to have such a scheme and the only one after Beijing in Asia. Delhi has one of the worst air quality in India. The situation becomes alarming during winters due to heavy smog.
The move came a day after the Delhi High Court made a scathing observation that the current air pollution levels in the national capital had reached "alarming" proportions and it was akin to "living in a gas chamber". The court directed the Centre and city government to present comprehensive action plans to combat it.
(With PTI Inputs)
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