India’s Top Court Issues Rules to Curb Pollution in Capital

The hike in the environment compensation charge (ECC) payable by light and heavy commercial vehicles entering Delhi, ordered by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, is likely to stop most non-destined trucks from rolling into the capital.

The top court has also said that commercial vehicles registered before 2005, will not be allowed to enter the city.

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The hardest hit will be M&M, which in a statement said that the affected products represent around 2% of its total monthly sales in the city.

Government of NCT of Delhi to take immediate steps for fix of pavements and make pavements wherever the same are missing and also to take immediate steps for procurement of the requisite vacuum cleaning vehicles for use on Delhi roads expeditiously but not later than April 1, 2016. He also said that the Court’s orders will have to be followed notwithstanding the orders of any court or tribunal in this regard.

Unlike several of its competitors, M&M does not have petrol technology. Last year London mayor Boris Johnson proposed a scheme that would pay diesel auto owners up to £2,000 to scrap their vehicle and switch to a cleaner model. Speaking to media FICCI Chairman Jyotsna Suri said, “We have to see how successful measures like these and odd/even will work”.

The courtroom yesterday additionally requested the counsel representing the Centre and the Delhi authorities to return out with complete lengthy- and brief-time period plans to curb air air pollution.

And now, adding to the above, Supreme Court of India has issued an order which puts a ban on the sale of cars with a diesel engine of capacity of 2-litres or more in NCR from January 1, 2016 for three months.

“We also have to consider the loss of jobs that this will result at the dealerships, at the vendors producing diesel engines and also negatively impacting our own workforce”, the company said. In fact, if there is a move towards CNG variants, Maruti will be a beneficiary.

The Supreme Court’s decision came in response to a number of petitions including one on banning diesel vehicles in some cities in the face of alarming pollution levels in the country. As such, dealers of such vehicles can sell their year-end stock.

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., the country’s biggest SUV maker, fell 4.5 percent, the most intraday since August 24, as of 11:29 a.m.in Mumbai.