The Odd-Even rule of Delhi government has filled its pockets with Rs. 40 lakh in fines taken by the drivers who violated the rule. The formula has also brought reduction in the traffic density at the peak hour by 30% and traffic police has given the credit of Tuesday’s compliance to the bulk prosecution and the fear of fine.
Police fined 401 drivers while 207 were fined by transport department and SDMs issued 639 challans. Policemen who were given posting at intersections were asked to take care of traffic management rather than the prosecution at peak timings as police was criticized for the heavy traffic jam at Gurgaon border on Monday.
As per special commissioner, traffic, Muktesh Chander, “Panic seemed to have gripped road-users after Monday’s drive. At some points, not a single challan was issued.”
In fact, the number of other violations has also decreased and 50% less challans were issued on Tuesday. Traffic was smooth in peak hour, however slow traffic was reported in central and east Delhi, as a traffic police officer said, “Most buses stopped for a longer duration to woo passengers as they ran empty even during peak hours.”
He further added, “Since there are multiple authorities involved in the challaning process, we have requested each one of them to follow a protocol about stopping vehicles. We have asked them to avoid stopping vehicles on the busy intersections during peak hours, which leads to snarls.”
