Major traffic snarl in Delhi due to NH-8 congestion
November 07, 2015 15:30
Commercial vehicle drivers, caught unaware of Supreme Court's imposition of an 'environment tax',remained stranded on National Highway-8 today for around five hours which led to a massive traffic jam in the area.
The vehicles coming from Jaipur and Gurgaon were stoppedat Srihall toll plaza, Rajeev Chowk and the bordering area ofDelhi at 12 am to pay environment tax.
However, most of the drivers claimed that they were not aware of the new guidelines by the apex court and failed to pay the tax, Manveer Singh, DCP, Gurgaon Traffic police said.
Some drivers also protested against the move, while others didn't have the amount. They parked their vehicles on the main Delhi-Jaipur road, resulting in a massive jam, he said.
The stretch between Sirhaul toll plaza and Rajiv Chowk in Gurgaon was packed with vehicles till early morning today, he said.
The traffic was cleared at around 5 am after diversion was put in place by senior traffic cops, Singh said.
The Supreme Court recently imposed an 'Environment Compensation Charge' on commercial vehicles entering Delhi, in addition to the toll tax, from November for four months on a trial basis, in a bid to check high pollution levels in the city.
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