21 January 2016 - QA 5

Gurudev, Delhi has introduced the odd-even rules for vehicles which is odd to me. What do you think about this? Do you think this should be introduced in Bangalore too?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

This rule exists in some countries and it has some advantages. There are some countries where such restrictions are levied on some streets. Before implementing it in Bangalore, we must make sure that the Metro works well across the city.

It has been over ten years and construction work is still going on. When the Metro is completed, and people have an alternate mode of travel, then it may be practical to bring such a rule in Bangalore.

Just see how many hours it takes to go from one place to another. It must have taken some of you more than two hours just to reach here. It must be a challenge for the people of Bangalore to spend four hours every day to go back and forth for work! This is why it is important to develop smaller cities with good infrastructure like roads and transport.