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Letter to BS: Can city's high pollution level identify person at the wheel?

One genuinely wishes that the CM lends an ear to the NGT's well-meaning observations

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This refers to “Odd-even set to return in Delhi to tackle pollution between November 4-15” (September 14). It was interesting to learn that the odd-even scheme is making a comeback. Aimed at combating high air pollution, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also proposed a “seven-point action plan” to deal with its menace in the capital.

It is significant to observe that the government’s previous two experiments (in January and April 2016) had yielded mixed results, as per data analysis conducted by various government and private agencies. Incidentally, another odd-even scheme (November 13-17, 2017) had to be abandoned as the National Green