Reality Check: Can’t Blame Rajiv Chowk Mess on Odd-Even Alone

Isn’t the crowded Rajiv Chowk metro station a daily tragedy? Or is it fair to blame the Odd-Even Plan?

We don’t need old, or possibly photoshopped images to tell us how navigating Rajiv Chowk without drowning in a sea of human beings is an achievement in itself.

But on the first real test of the Delhi government’s Odd-Even formula, unauthentic images of the busiest metro station in Delhi flooded social media platforms like Twitter.

The Odd-Even formula was blamed for creating chaos, which commuters have to brave on a daily basis thanks to gross underestimation of the burden on public and transport infrastructure.

Those who tweeting away the success of odd-even claiming all cool: this is what rajiv chowk stn looking like pic.twitter.com/gkgQm6bK2K

— pallavi ghosh (@_pallavighosh) January 4, 2016

Old Post- Delhi’s Rajiv Chowk station to be used as live training ground for rugby players https://t.co/Xy5Y2c0kE9 pic.twitter.com/FJTIIw0gnc

— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) January 4, 2016

The Quint rode through Rajiv Chowk at around 3.30 pm and found it was business as usual for non-peak hours at the central metro station.

The Quint's @sunnysafaya bring you the real situation at #RajivChowk pic.twitter.com/j7VTR2wlZR

— The Quint (@TheQuint) January 4, 2016

The response to the Odd-Even formula has been fairly positive on the first Monday of the New Year. Few Twitter users could not help have some fun with the mix-up over the crowded Rajiv Chowk metro station.

Congi troll updating a pic of the crowd outside Rajiv chowk Metro station today: pic.twitter.com/kJnqQ6aE2f

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) January 4, 2016

AAPtard: Bhakts posting fake pics of Rajiv Chowk! In real, people are enjoying and dancing all over. #OddEven pic.twitter.com/rz0i2GbbDh

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 4, 2016

More pics coming in from Rajiv Chowk. Situation looks grim. Comeback possible in second half. pic.twitter.com/NwwZ88sRro

— dorku (@Dorkstar) January 4, 2016

My friend @TajinderBagga just sent this selfie of him. Where's the crowd folks ? All normal at Rajiv Chowk, he said. pic.twitter.com/h4g8ro1JkE

— Keshava (@Kumar_Ke5hav) January 4, 2016