The second phase of the odd even vehicle rationing scheme came in force here on Friday morning with appeals to follow its provisions from the government matched by visible compliance from Delhi's citizens.
That Friday happened to be a public holiday on the occasion of Ram Navami was also understood to be a significant reason behind the reduced volume of vehicular traffic in addition to odd even restrictions.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Transport Minister Gopal Rai took to Twitter to make public appeals asking citizens to support the initiative.
"Odd even starts today. Lets all join hands and resolve to make it a success." tweeted Mr. Kejriwal.
Mr. Rai requested citizens to follow the provisions of the scheme which aims to make Delhi "pollution and congestion free".
The Delhi Traffic Police recorded scant traffic on some of the most congested routes in the Capital such as ITO, sections of the Ring Road, Ashram, C-Hexagon near India Gate, Azadpur and Laxmi Nagar till 10:30 am.
Mr. Rai is scheduled to witness the enforcement of the scheme firsthand as he boards a DTC bus to be routed through several Central Delhi locations shortly.
