twitter.Over 600 teams of Delhi Traffic Police and the transport and revenue departments have been deployed for a strict implementation of the scheme across the city. (Photo: File)New Delhi: The number of vehicles on roads came down significantly on Monday with only even number cars plying in the national capital on the first day of government39;s odd-even road rationing scheme. However, the vehicles of the Delhi chief minister and ministers will not be exempted.The anti-pollution measure kicked in from 8 am in Delhi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to follow the scheme for the sake of their family and children.end-ofTags: odd-even scheme, arvind kejriwal, delhi air quality, air quality indexLocation: India, Delhi, New Delhi. Share cars. Under the scheme, which will be implemented from 8 am to 8 pm till November 15, non-transport four-wheeled vehicles with registration numbers ending with an odd digit (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) will not be allowed on the roads on November 4, 6, 8, 12 and 14. Rohit Rai (27), a senior creative Kejriwal carpooled with Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain and Labour Minister Gopal Rai to reach the Delhi Secretariat.

Similarly, vehicles with registration numbers ending with an even digit (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) will not be allowed on the roads on November 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. I thank all Delhiites for their cooperation," Gahlot said.Twenty-nine categories of vehicles, including those of president, prime minister, emergency and enforcement vehicles, have been exempted. It will strengthen friendship, form relations, save petrol and pollution," Kejriwal said in an early morning tweet in Hindi.Deputy CM @msisodia leaves for his office on a bicycle, from his residence fat tire electric bicycle suppliersLetsUniteAgainstPollution pic. He also appealed to auto and taxi drivers not to overcharge commuters and urged them to take part in the scheme."As I live in Ghaziabad, it is more convenient for me to drive my car to work, but due to increasing pollution, it is also our responsibility to make this city clean," he said."Namaste Delhi, odd-even is starting from today to reduce pollution.com/hCgjeVdzKr— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) November 4, 2019"I have been on Delhi roads for almost two hours and I am happy that basic compliance is being done and most of the vehicles are even numbers.

The anti-pollution measure kicked in from 8 am in Delhi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to follow the scheme for the sake of their family and children.Read | Odd-even scheme begins as national capital gasps under choking smogThe overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city at 7:30 am stood at 439, which falls in the 39;severe39; category. Kejriwal carpooled with Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain and Labour Minister Gopal Rai to reach the Delhi Secretariat. Women-only vehicles with children aged up to 12 years and vehicles occupied by physically-disabled persons will also be exempted.