Delhi government launched the second phase of the odd-even scheme today with 2,000 traffic employees, 580 enforcement officials and over 5,000 civil defence volunteers being positioned on the roads of the national capital daily for 15 days.

Transport Minister Gopal Rai told reporters on Thursday, "An enforcement plan has been chalked out under which the city has been divided into 11 zones for the implementation of the scheme. Each zone will have 10 sectors. One mobile enforcement team will operate in each sector."

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to make it a success. He tweeted, "Odd even starts today. Lets all join hands and resolve to make it a success."

Violators will be penalized Rs 2,000 in accordance with applicable section of the Motor Vehicles Act and the scheme will not be effective on Sundays. Also, a 20-member Special Task Force has been established to settle matters reported by the mobile teams.

The first phase of the scheme, that was enforced from January 1 to January 15, did not have its anticipated affect as it could not reduce pollution "as much as expected" but it considerably helped reduce traffic congestion in the city, Kejriwal has said.

However, Kejriwal has also stated that his government is seriously planning to enforce the scheme for a period of fifteen days every month. Experts will be observing its effect on gaseous pollutants such as Ozone this time.

Cars with children in school uniforms are excused from the odd-even scheme. But parents have raised concerns over the fate of the cars going to pick them up.

Bringing up a study recently conducted by the government, Rai said that when it comes to receiving children after the school hours, around 85 per cent drivers are women, who are already exempted under the policy. For the remaining, people should turn to carpooling.

Rai said the government has also made arrangements for adequate supply of drinking water, lemonade, caps, umbrellas and special ambulances for the volunteers deployed on roads in sweltering heat during the period. He said that 10 CCTV cameras have been set up at particular intersections to track vehicular movement during the fortnight.