New govt data shows AAP's odd-even rule did not improve Delhi's air quality

The main reason for the failure is because no more than 25% of fine, toxic particles are emitted by cars and trucks in winter

 

As Delhi’s air quality begins to deteriorate with Diwali, new government data indicates that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s restrictions on cars based on odd-even number plates—between January 1-15, 2016, and April 15-30, 2016—did not improve the air quality in the world’s 11^th most polluted city.

The main reason the odd-even system cannot check air pollution is because no more than 25% of fine, toxic particles are emitted by cars and trucks in winter, according to this 2016 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K)