Joint Commissioner of Transport S K Singh commented on the development, stating, ” The Transport Department is preparing to extend this levy to private vehicles. Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras installed at the state borders will be used to identify vehicles entering from other states based on their registration numbers.”The green cess will be collected similarly to toll taxes, on a daily basis. For regular commuters, a pass system is also being proposed, with the Transport Department seeking collaboration from private companies to facilitate this initiative. The tender process for this collaboration is currently underway.As per the proposed rates, three-wheeler vehicles will incur a fee of Rs 20, four-wheelers Rs 40, and medium and heavy vehicles will be charged Rs 60 and Rs 80, respectively. Singh added, “The tender process is ongoing, and a decision will be made soon.”Anoop Nautiyal, founder of the Social Development for Communities (SDC) Foundation, reacted to the new green cess, stating, “One hundred per cent of the tax collected under this scheme should be spent on environmental conservation in Uttarakhand so that the purpose of implementing the green cess policy can be meaningful.”
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