Environment tax on Delhi CVs from Nov 1: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Monday announced that a green charge or environment charge will be levied on commercial vehicles from November 1, 2015. The move comes merely three days after the apex court first announced such a charge in order to control Delhi's pollution.

On Friday, the SC said that controlling Delhi's pollution had become the "requirement of the day". The levy, charged anywhere between Rs 700 to Rs 1,300, will have to be paid by light and heavy commercial vehicles entering Delhi.

The court said the charge will be collected by toll operators without any deductions and the same will be handed over to the Delhi government on every Friday.

The court has further directed the government to ensure commercial traffic uses alternative routes so as to not pollute the air in Delhi.

A government agency had earlier said Delhi's air pollution levels were the worst in the world and the most dangerous class of particulate pollutants- ultrafine particulate matter or PM1- were found in high levels even during the pre-monsoon season.The move will immediately result in a manifold price increase for consumers. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Vinod Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer-  Commercial Vehicles, Eicher Motors, says, "Everyday around 60,000-70,000 trucks enter Delhi. Now if you take say an average rate of Rs 750 per truck it comes out around Rs 4-4.5 crore per day. So, that is the additional cost that will come on Delhi consumers – Rs 4.5 crore per day.(Posted by Ritika Dange)