(Image source from: Review of Delhi Odd-Even rule})

Ambitious Delhi Odd-Even rule has ended after a fort night, on 15 January 2016. Here is a quick look at the outcomes of the Government’s Odd-Even rule.

•Comparatively less number of cars was on Delhi roads.
•Obviously, there not many traffic jams in the nation capital those days.
•Less toxic emissions were released in the air as less number of vehicles was stranded in traffic jams, this means less pollution.
•According to commuters, roads were emptier and travel time considerably gone down during the odd even days.
•Massive traffic snarls returned to New Delhi after the two-week vehicle rationing experiment ended.
•Most people on social media linked the chaos with the Beijing-inspired plan.
•After the 15 days, traffic crawled and visibly more number of busses was seen on roads and around major city intersections.
•Hundreds of school busses entered the roads after extended holidays due to odd even days.
•Around 9,144 cars were fined during those days.
•Traffic Police served 2,889 of fined cars, while 6,255 were served by Transport Department and Sub-Divisional Magistrates.
•Rs. 1.8 crore was the estimated fine collected.
•Around18,614 calls were received on help line number during the days odd even rule.
•Delhi transport Minister Gopal Rai estimated a dip in pollutions as 20% to 25% during these days.
•According to Mr Kejirwal, the average reduction in commute time is 50%.
•A leading environmental NGO CSE estimate that, the fortnight-long odd-even campaign brought down direct emissions of pollutants from cars by 30% to 40 %.

So, the scheme definitely projected a positive impact, turning the odds favorable to Delhi people. Impact on pollution may not be significant but it is not zilch.

-Sumana