Indian capital starts limiting cars for 2 weeks to clear air

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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Indian capital on Friday kicked off a sweeping plan to reduce its record-high air pollution by limiting the numbers of cars on the streets for two weeks.

New Delhi is testing a formula where private cars will be allowed on the roads only on alternate days from Jan. 1-15, depending on whether their license plates end in an even or an odd number.

On Friday, most cars appeared to be following the rules and traffic was a trickle compared to the usual rush-hour chaos. But with schools and colleges shut, and many offices closed for the New Year's holiday, far fewer people needed to be on the roads.

The city government last week announced a number of exemptions to the new rules, including top politicians, judges, police and prison officials, women and sick people and two-wheelers like motorbikes and scooters. Still, the plan represents the most dramatic effort the city has undertaken to combat pollution since a court order in 1998 mandated that all public transport run on CNG.

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[allan01]

1. change the fuel and use cleaner burning engines . we have them. hydrogen

[4dsc]

2. hydrogen is a pipedream

Wishful thinking for sure.

[cstanleytech]

3. That would only be feasible if some cheaper way to

harvest the amount of hydrogen needed could be found, as it is now though it just wont work.
Best bet for India would actually be to invest more in mass transportation like an improved mass rail system that is powered by something like solar for its cities.