Apart from its impact on pollution levels and decongestion of roads, Transport Minister Gopal Rai Saturday said the 15-day odd-even scheme also had a social impact.
“The feedback we received suggested there were less fights at home during odd-even operations. After working all day, when a person is stuck in traffic for an hour, he becomes irritable. After reaching home, when his family members say something, he then reacts very negatively. But this irritation was gone when the odd-even scheme was in force. People were happy that their family members were getting home early. In this way, the scheme also had a social impact,” he said.