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India's New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution - minister

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How about India stops incinerating it's garbage. When I was there many years ago the skies were brown and they told me it's because they burn all their trash. During certain holidays that stop and the skies go blue.
- I'd argue that most of their trash ends up on the ground and in the rivers. But that's just from images I've seen.
The article says that odd and even registered vehicles will alternate for a week.
I hope it helps and leads to a plan that they can implement full time
- It would have to be enforced. With that many vehicles, if everyone just decided to ignore it then how would they enforce it unless they have checkpoints.
  
  Licence plate scanning could be used too, but I agree it would be tricky and people will bypass it
This is the best summary I could come up with:
NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - India's Delhi city will restrict use of vehicles for a week between Nov. 13 and 20 to curb air pollution, the local government's environment minister said on Monday, as air quality remained in the "severe" category despite mitigation efforts.
The rule would allow vehicles with odd number plates to ply on odd dates and similarly vehicles with even registration numbers will be allowed on road on alternate days.
New Delhi often ranks among the world's top polluted cities every year ahead of the onset of winters in November, when calm winds, low temperatures trap pollutants emitted from many sources.
Air quality was 'severe' for a third consecutive day in the city on Monday, according to the federal pollution control body, forcing the city government to extend the closure of primary schools until Nov. 10.
"There is a possibility that air pollution will rise after the Diwali," Gopal Rai, Delhi's environment minister, said, referring to the Hindu festival on Nov. 12 during which firecrackers, which are banned, are often set on fire, worsening air pollution.
A cricket World Cup match involving Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, however, went ahead in the city on Monday with organisers installing air purifiers in the players' dressing rooms and using water sprinklers to reduce pollutants in the air.
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