India activists back pollution tax in Delhi
Environmentalists called yesterday for a pollution tax in the Indian capital after a top court ordered the city and national governments to quickly come up with a plan to clean New Delhi's notoriously filthy air.
The Delhi government has long been criticised for failing to curb pollution from industries and mounting traffic, in a city ranked by the WHO as having the worst air quality in the world.
Acting on a petition from a lawyer, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Delhi and national governments to submit a plan within three days on clearing the city's air before winter starts, when quality deteriorates.
Delhi's CSE said thousands of diesel trucks pouring into the city every night account for nearly one third of the area's total pollution levels.
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