Gurgaon residents against odd, even number driving in Delhi

Sumedha Sharma

Tribune News Service

Gurgaon, December 5

The Delhi government's move to allow odd and even numbered private vehicles on its roads on alternate days from January 1 has not found the approval of city residents.

They have urged the administration to help them get a waiver since those commuting to their offices in Delhi will be the worst affected. Thousands of people from Gurgaon commute to Delhi or pass through it while headed to Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.

“No matter what initiatives the government take in their city to get this implement but how will we manage. A majority of us depend on cars to reach our offices in far- flung areas and given the almost non-existent public transportation to these cities will add to our woes,” read a appeal submitted to the DC with copies to CM Manohar Lal Khattar and the transport authorities.

DC TL Satyaprakash said, “I am yet to see it. We will see what can be done and forward it to our counterparts.”

“I work in an IT firm in Noida and drive to work every day. Its gets late and thus travelling by bus, which you have to change thrice from Gurgaon, is out of the question? Will the government buy me a second car? This is a thoughtless move. I wish the Delhi CM ensures public transport connectivity between NCR and safe travelling before he can even think of implementing such orders,” said Priyanka Bose, an appellant.

Former RWA member of Suncity Township, VMK Singh, said, "Gurgaon was developed with car owners in mind with the government promoting car culture by building more flyovers. I don't think such a move in city like Gurgaon, where a car is a necessity, can ever be implemented."