Delhi air pollution story so far: Rs 2,000 challan for odd-even violators; 5,000 security personnel to be deployed

Sheila Dikshit slams Delhi govt, says odd-even rule is not a solution Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government, saying that the odd-even rule was not a solution. "I don't think there is any planning at all in this past one year. Even the last time when they implemented the odd-even rule, it was not effective at all," she said, as reported by News18.Pollution kills more people than HIV-AIDS, TB and malaria put together; Better urban planning needed to combat pollution: George Institute for Global Health Reducing transport activities, improving technologies and relocating traffic sources from crowded areas are some of the measures for better urban planning that can help Delhi combat rising air pollution, a leading health and medical research institute said on Friday. As residents in Delhi and its suburbs continue to suffer from worsening air quality, The George Institute for Global Health in a statement said air pollution has become "one of the major public health problems in India, especially in the northern regions". It said "sustainable public health solutions" were needed, describing pollution as the "largest risk factor for death". "In fact, pollution kills more people than HIV-AIDS, TB and malaria put together. In economic terms, the global cost of pollution in terms of hours not worked, premature deaths, health spending and eroded quality of life has been estimated at Rs 26,760 crore a year," said the statement by The George Institute India Executive Director Professor Vivekanand Jha