Politicians, judges and all women exempt from Delhi car ban

Grand plan to clean up air in Indian capital by banning cars on alternate days watered down and may be scrapped

Delhi's grand plan to deal with record levels of pollution and clean its air appears to be stalling before it has even been put into action.

Arvind Kejriwal, the top elected official of the Indian capital, said last month that private cars would be allowed on the city's roads only on alternate days from 1-15 January, with days allocated on the basis of whether licence plates ended in an even or odd number.