Delhi govt puts Odd-Even on hold, wants NGT to exempt women, 2-wheelers

The exemptions were given to women, two-wheelers, vehicles carrying children in school uniforms and VVIPs

The Delhi government on Saturday put on hold the odd-even traffic rationing system from Monday saying it would approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and request that women drivers and two-wheelers be exempted, hours after the green court okayed the scheme but with only emergency vehicles exempted, in a major move to curb rising pollution.

Delhi, meanwhile, continued to wrestle with toxic air on Saturday as the level of pollutants were in the severe category for the fifth successive day. The US-based passenger carrier United Airlines temporarily suspended its Newark-IGI airport flights due to concerns over poor air quality in New