Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has taken a stern stance against private concessionaire SMYR Consortium, which collects toll tax, by encashing its bank guarantee as the firm has failed to pay the monthly signed amount to the civic body. “We have encashed the bank guarantee for two months and we …
Worldwide, the vehicle fleet is not making enough progress on fuel economy and is failing to reach global targets aimed at reducing CO2 emissions, cutting oil consumption and improving energy efficiency according to a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) (earlier post) released at the Paris COP21 …
Thakur supported the Delhi's government's decision to allow even and odd number cars to ply in Delhi on alternative days from January 1 in a bid to curb rising air pollution. Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Sunday supported the Delhi government’s decision to allow odd and even …
A report by WHO last year had stated that Delhi was the most polluted city in the world when it came to air quality. Amid rising concerns over pollution level in the Capital and other cities in India, the government plans to ban trucks and buses older than 15 years …
Government to ban commercial vehicles that are older than 15 years from April 1 Nearly 2.7 million trucks could go off the road from April next year as the government, in a bid to check pollution, plans to make 15 years the end of life for vehicles carrying goods. “We …
Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) represent only 4% of the on-road fleet in the European Union, but are responsible for 30% of on-road CO 2 emissions. Countries around the world are implementing standards to regulate CO2 emissions from HDVs. The EU’s current strategy is focused on addressing market forces and developing a …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the move of the Union Ministry of Transport to bring forward implementation of Bharat Stage V and Bharat Stage VI emissions standards to 2019 and 2021 respectively. But it also warned of the dangers of delaying immediate nation-wide extension of Bharat …
The woes of the residents of the Capital persist as the air quality of the city continued to deteriorate oscillating between the categories of poor and very poor. According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) there will be a high development of fog, which on coming in contact with pollutants will …
The private company collecting toll tax from trucks entering Delhi from neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan today told the Supreme Court that it was not in a position to comply with the court order for collection of pollution tax from these commercial vehicles. The company, SMYRLLP which …
The continued levy of Environment Compensatory Charge (ECC) at entry points to Delhi to cut pollution is facing a looming roadblock with one of the toll companies on Monday threatening in the Supreme Court to quit rather than go through the “headache” of collecting the money. Moments after a three-judge …
SMYR Consortium, the South Corporationappointed toll contractor, has collected Rs 4.32 crore as green tax from trucks entering Delhi so far. The firm has started implementing a Supreme Court order directing levying of an environ ment compensation charge (ECC) on multi-axle heavy vehicles since November 6. However, the corporation claims …
A look at the background and working of the Environment Compensation Charge imposed by the Supreme Court on commercial vehicles entering Delhi. What is the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC)? Who is liable to pay; why? Acting on rising vehicular pollution in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed that commercial …
New Delhi: Three days after a green tax was levied on heavy commercial vehicles, the number of trucks entering the capital has gone down by at least 30% at 124 border points. The environment compensation charge (ECC) imposed by the Supreme Court is aimed at reducing diesel emissions from trucks, …
Collection of ECC had been started by the contractor as per the Supreme Court order, after a delay of six days, at 124 entry points of the city on the intervening night of November 6-7. The toll tax contractor of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has been collecting around Rs …
Most Truck Drivers Say They Were Unaware Of New Charge, Refuse To Pay The city's major border points remained choked through the early hours of Saturday as collection of Environment Compensation Charge from multi-axle trucks started at 12am. Each truck took several minutes to pass as drivers pleaded ignorance about …
Number of trucks entering capital may drop by 30 per cent after implementation of environment cess, says tax collector After a six-day delay in the implementation of the Environment Compensation Charge or ‘environment cess’ on trucks entering Delhi, the concessionaire — SYMR Consortium LLP — has begun to collect the …
There was a state of complete chaos at the various entry points of Delhi as the toll operators started collecting Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) on Friday as mandated by the Supreme Court. There was an endless trail of vehicles, that kept further increasing, when The Pioneer visited the Ghazipur border. …
SMYR Consortium, the toll contractor appointed by the South Corporation, finally agreed to collect the environment compensation charge (ECC) from heavy commercial vehicles from Friday night. The decision comes following a series of meetings between the company and the Environment Pollution Control Authority . The Supreme Court had earlier ordered …
Owners of goods vehicles mandated to pay environment charge for entering Delhi from November have alleged they were being “discriminated against ” and called the tax a licence to “pay and pollute”. In a letter to the Chairman of Environment Pollution Control Authority, Bhure Lal, the All India Confederation of …
Reply from EPCA to the letter reference F.No. 23(1319) CAP/TPT/PCD/2015/2067-2072 dated 4.11.2015 from Delhi Transport Department GNCTD of Delhi in response to the legal notice of M/S SMYR Consortium LLP with regard to the imposition and collection of Environment Compensation Charge (Green tax) as ordered by the Supreme Court.
