Delhi govt spent over Rs 20 crore for odd-even plan; Rs 4 crore on ads

January 21, 2016 09:08

Hindustan Times reports: The Delhi government's 15-day road rationing experiment at the start of the year cost more than Rs 20 crore.

A large chunk of the amount -- roughly Rs 14 crore -- was allocated to hire buses to augment public transport while Rs 3.5 crore was paid to civil defence volunteers who manned roads and handed flowers to motivate people to follow the odd-even plying rule for private cars.

Another Rs 4 crore, Delhi government sources said, was spent on advertising the scheme -- Rs 3 crore on pre-event promotions and Rs 1 crore on thanksgiving ads.

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