Delhi bans entry of app-based taxis from other states amid worsening air quality
The Delhi government today banned the entry of app-based taxis into the national capital. However, taxis with Delhi registration numbers will be allowed entry.
«The court has ordered that we stop taxies coming from outside Delhi.
We will comply with the directions,» Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai said earlier today, citing a Supreme Court order.
The decision came after the Supreme Court said that a large number of taxis in Delhi have registrations in different states that carry only one passenger.
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The court asked that these should be monitored so that only Delhi taxis ply during the current period.
Earlier today, the court dubbed the 'odd-even' scheme to tackle air pollution issues as mere 'optics' and directed the Delhi government to control the entry of orange-tagged vehicles in the city.
Addressing a press conference, the minister said that the Delhi government is preparing a report based on two studies that have been carried out to determine the effectiveness of the ‘odd-even vehicle’ policy in reducing air pollution.
He said that the policy will be implemented from November 13 only after the Supreme Court's order. «We will submit our report on the ‘odd-even vehicle’ scheme to the Supreme Court on Friday.
Whatever the court decides, we will apprise the Lieutenant-Governor and then move forward,» the minister said. He also said that the transport department has been asked to prepare a comprehensive report on app-based taxis coming to Delhi from bordering states.
The top court also directed the Delhi government to monitor and ensure that municipal solid waste is not burned in the city or in the open during this time period when GRAP IV is in place.
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