What was NOT a provision under the Hon'ble Supreme Court's ruling on December, 2015 to check pollution in Delhi?
- ACommercial vehicles registered before 2005 cannot enter Delhi
- BOnly CNG-run taxes will be allowed to ply in Delhi.
- CAll civic bodies and Delhi Govt. to stop burning of waste
- DTrucks carrying goods for Delhi will have to pay 200% of the Green Cess levied now.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
In the dynamic directions given on December 16, 2015, to curb pollution levels in Delhi, the Supreme Court banned the entry of commercial vehicles registered before 2005, mandated a shift to CNG for taxis, and banned waste burning. However, trucks carrying essential goods for Delhi were explicitly exempted from paying a hiked environment compensation charge (Green Cess), which was aimed at transit trucks bypassing Delhi.