Delhiites carpool their way to work on first day of odd-even scheme

As the odd-even road rationing scheme came into effect in Delhi on Monday, a lot of city residents chose carpooling over taking cabs to work.

Many took to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to inform others that their cars were available for pooling and various ridesharing mobile applications offered discounts.

"I have an even-numbered car. I had posted about it online on Sunday to connect with those who will be travelling to the same place as me and would want to car pool. I had tried this in the last edition of odd-even too," said Shubham Magoo, an IT professional who travels to Noida from Gurgaon everyday for work.

"It is much cheaper than taking cabs and ultimately reduces the number of vehicles on road," he said.

For Ridhima Jain, an architect, safety is a concern while carpooling, so she posted online that she only wanted female co-passengers.

"I was a little apprehensive about the idea of travelling with men in my car and was wondering whether I should take a cab .