There will be no odd-even restrictions on vehicular movement on November 11 and 12 in Delhi on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
Announcing the decision at a press conference,the Chief Minister said this is to ensure “hassle-free commute” in the city so that there is no disturbance in celebrations of birth anniversary of Guru Nank, the founder of Sikhism.
“Several Sikh organisations had met me and demanded that odd-even rules be lifted for November 11 and 12. Thousands of people participate in several programmes on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary.
“In view of this, the Delhi government has decided that there will be no odd-even restrictions on vehicles on November 11-12,” the chief minister said.
The odd-even scheme came into effect on November 4 as a measure to fight rising air pollution in Delhi and was to continue till November 15. It is effective between 8 am to 8 pm.
Apart from this, the Delhi government has also decided to include the pilgrimage to Kartarpur Sahib under the Mukhyamantri Tirtha Yatra Yojana for senior citizens. It said the Amritsar-Wagah route will be extended to Kartarpur Sahib under Mukhyamantri Tirtha Yatra Yojana and the government will bear any fee that needs to be paid.
