Odd-even phase 2: Six special DTC buses for MPs

NEW DELHI: In a bid to make MPs adhere to the odd-even scheme, Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai on Sunday announced that six special DTC buses will be made available to ferry MPs to Parliament from Monday when the second half of the budget session is scheduled to start.
"I have appealed to all MPs to follow the odd-even rule. In order to facilitate the lawmakers, we have decided to run six MP special buses to ferry them to Parliament," Rai said.The decision was taken after Rai spoke to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. "The special bus service will ply 9am onwards. Three buses each will operate from North and South Blocks, via Akbar Road and Ashoka Road. After the first day, we will see if more buses are required," said a source.
The buses will operate at an interval of 15 minutes between 9am and 11am, and again from 5.30pm to 8pm. These buses will be airconditioned
Rai said that the government has already requested MPs to follow the odd-even scheme. "If MPs do not prefer to travel by bus, they have the option to carpool. They should contribute to make Delhi a pollution-free city," he said.
MPs are not exempted from the scheme and are liable to being fined if they violate the rule. Prosecution invites a penalty of Rs 2,000. Among those exempt are the President, Prime Minister, vice-president, Union ministers, Chief Justice of India and judges of high courts.
The second phase of odd-even started on April 15 and will end on April 30.