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Beijing is Already Familiar with the Delhi Government’s Proposed Odd-Even System and Has Witnessed Mixed Reactions to the Same

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Beijing is presently struggling with regard to traffic control even with the two number system in place. There have been mixed reactions to this system in Beijing.

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Beijing’s residents have been offering mixed responses to the similar move of combating air pollution through allowing alternate day movement for vehicles with particular registration numbers and plates. The Delhi Government has recently unveiled radical measures for combating air pollution by allowing even and odd number plated vehicles to run on alternate days. This move has come in for fire from certain sections while some have praised it but cautioned against higher pressure on public transport infrastructure which has to be made more powerful and efficient to heighten commuter convenience.

With a population of 21 million, Beijing has even resorted to banning sale of new cars for bringing down pollution levels. The even and odd number plate system has been in place from the 2008 Olympics but this only works during high profile events on a periodic basis. This was used during the anti-fascist military parade this year and APEC Leaders’ summit in 2014. Beijing is currently struggling in terms of traffic control with the two number system under which the number plate ending with specific numbers is banned for one day of the week. The city has also brought down car sales from 2011 by issuing approximately 20,000 car plates through auctions held every month.

As per the five year clean air action plan between 2013-17, the total vehicle count in the city will be curbed to 6 million by 2017 end. There are more than 5.5 million cars in the city as of now. A government which wishes to curb car usage should certainly possess robust public transportation systems including buses and metro connectivity. Citizens would certainly suffer otherwise according to Chinese experts in relation to the Delhi Government’s move. Some experts label this a good move by Delhi to curb noise and air pollution while others talked of how this rule could create problems in emergencies. Some also talked of how new ideas would be needed to deal with air pollution and traffic instead of this.

Beijing has made huge efforts to ramp up public transport including the metro system which is one of the biggest in the world. There are 18 metro lines in Beijing running up to 527 kilometres and covering a whopping 319 stations. This is the busiest metro station in the world with an annual count of 3.41 billion trips in 2014.

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