CAIT SUGGEST VARIABLE WORKING HOURS FOR DELHI
Vijyender Sharma
New Delhi------The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has appealed Delhi Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal to reconsider the decision of implementing odd-even formula in Delhi since it will prove much detrimental to Delhi trade and will kill distributive character of trade in Delhi. Instead, the CAIT has suggested of having variable office hours for the schools, courts, government offices, commercial markets and private sector in Delhi to reduce vehicular pollution in peak hours. Dilution of concept of peak hours and resolving traffic jam situation is the answer for less pollution in Delhi and any formula should meet these two conditions-said CAIT.
CAIT Secretary General Mr. Praveen Khandelwal said that lacs of traders of Delhi lives in satelite towns like Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and adjoining areas of Delhi and it is a known fact that traders do carry cash with them while on movement. How they will carry cash on a day when they are not having vehicle with them ? Will it not be a threat to traders & their business-asked Khandelwal.
He also said that in supply line of commodities is life line of Delhi. In odd-even formula spelled out by CM no exemption has been given to Truck & Tempo who carries goods not only from other states but even within the city and it will greatly affect smooth flow of goods resulting into scarcity of commodities and escalation in prices can not be ruled out.
On his suggestion of variable working hours, he said that generally all offices open at 10 am resulting into much high load of traffic on roads which creates traffic jam and thereby generate pollution. If we gap of two hours is maintained, vehicular emissions will be reduced immensely. Pressure on buses, autos and metro during peak hours could also be reduced.
Staggered work timing means that few offices may open at 8am and some may open at 9am while others may start at 10am. Similarly closing timings will also staggered.Different offices starting and winding up work at different hours will certainly ease the traffic in Delhi-said Mr. Khandelwal.Traffic would thereby flow more smoothly, public transport would be utilized more rationally, and the physical and psychological strain would be lessened for all concerned.
He said that Singapore has successfully adopted variable timings which started in year 1975.The CAIT has asked Delhi Government to deliberate on the suggestion with all stakeholders.
Noted lawyer Ms. Shilpi Jain who has represented CAIT in National Green Tribunal said that even Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Swatantra Kumar also mooted the idea of variable working hours also at one of the hearing at National Green Tribunal and asked the Government to consult all stakeholders but no steps were taken by either Government to study work-ability of the idea. In comparison to Odd-even formula, this suggestion is more practical and will not put inconvenience to anyone-added Ms. Jain.
CAIT Secretary General Mr. Praveen Khandelwal said that lacs of traders of Delhi lives in satelite towns like Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and adjoining areas of Delhi and it is a known fact that traders do carry cash with them while on movement. How they will carry cash on a day when they are not having vehicle with them ? Will it not be a threat to traders & their business-asked Khandelwal.
He also said that in supply line of commodities is life line of Delhi. In odd-even formula spelled out by CM no exemption has been given to Truck & Tempo who carries goods not only from other states but even within the city and it will greatly affect smooth flow of goods resulting into scarcity of commodities and escalation in prices can not be ruled out.
On his suggestion of variable working hours, he said that generally all offices open at 10 am resulting into much high load of traffic on roads which creates traffic jam and thereby generate pollution. If we gap of two hours is maintained, vehicular emissions will be reduced immensely. Pressure on buses, autos and metro during peak hours could also be reduced.
Staggered work timing means that few offices may open at 8am and some may open at 9am while others may start at 10am. Similarly closing timings will also staggered.Different offices starting and winding up work at different hours will certainly ease the traffic in Delhi-said Mr. Khandelwal.Traffic would thereby flow more smoothly, public transport would be utilized more rationally, and the physical and psychological strain would be lessened for all concerned.
He said that Singapore has successfully adopted variable timings which started in year 1975.The CAIT has asked Delhi Government to deliberate on the suggestion with all stakeholders.
Noted lawyer Ms. Shilpi Jain who has represented CAIT in National Green Tribunal said that even Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Swatantra Kumar also mooted the idea of variable working hours also at one of the hearing at National Green Tribunal and asked the Government to consult all stakeholders but no steps were taken by either Government to study work-ability of the idea. In comparison to Odd-even formula, this suggestion is more practical and will not put inconvenience to anyone-added Ms. Jain.
**VijyenderSharma*, Press Correspondent Bohan Dehra Road JAWALAMUKHI-176031, Kangra HP(INDIA)*
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