May the ODDS be 'EVEN' in your favour!

From 1st to the 15th January, the rather unconventional chief minister of Delhi, honest AK churned out a car policy which reflects his temperament to the T; the decision was made hastily, without much deliberation or consent from the parties involved, was poorly implemented and caused more inconvenience than the problem it solved. Nevertheless, the decision was welcomed, even though with much reluctance and scepticism, like an unavoidable distant aunt who comes for a short visit and creates havoc in our well-accustomed schedule. But the question is whether the aunt brought enough 'laddoos' or went away with just a fruitless stir?
While the ever growing pollution has created an emergency like situation in the city, critics have often voiced that the odd-even policy is a rather ineffective measure which would actually add to the existent pollution levels in the city. The rule failed to pass the test in cities like Paris and Beijing where the pollution actually increased in the long run with people hoarding cars of both the odd and even number plates for convenience, thus increasing the number of cars on the road.
The Delhi Government fortunately thought better than to repeat the failed policy in the city and instead brought it as a short term experimentation for a fortnight. While the short run effects were mostly positive, with the traffic on Delhi roads reducing by almost 30 percent, there is a difference of opinion regarding the reduction in pollution levels. Some environmentalists pointed that the government changed the index of pollution to show a rosy picture of the city which is covered with smog.But the overall consensus is that the situation did improve, albeit sparsely. Now, the question is whether we want this aunt to stay for the long run or not? No matter what the outcome, there is no doubt that the policy was inconvenient for the general population. The slight relief during the fortnight was that schools had been closed in the city for the winter break, and AAP appointed its own volunteers, which definitely can't be a permanent solution. Bring in the precarious relationship the 'mango' party shares with the Delhi Police, and we have a raita we would rather avoid. Also, with inconvenience comes it's step sister in the form of a perverse incentive, the incentive here being purchasing two cars, which would further deteriorate the situation. Hence the better thing to do would be to say goodbye to the aunt and bringing in the well endowed 'Nani' in the form of well defined public transport, pedestrian facilities; and stricter green norms by curbing the purchase of diesel cars and stopping those god awful trucks from entering the city just to save a few worthless bucks.
Alas! The distant aunt can't stay for too long, the laddoos weren't worth the price!

The picture above isn't an impressionist painting, it is the traffic in Beijing after the long term effect of the odd even rule. This is a mistake which doesn't have to be made to realise that it indeed was a mistake!