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November 05, 2015

India's choked capital fails to collect new 'pollution toll'
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 2, 2015
New Delhi has failed to collect a new "pollution toll" from trucks entering the city, officials said Monday, just one day after the levy was introduced to improve air quality in the choked city. India's top court last month approved a four-month trial plan to charge light commercial vehicles an extra 700 rupees ($11) and 1,300 rupees for large trucks entering Delhi, blamed for much of the filthy air in the world's most polluted city. But private contractors collecting existing tolls for the city ... read more

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