Whenever I look at the traffic chaos in Pune, the emerging IT hub in Western India, I always think about the possibility of levying a congestion tax, like in case of London and Stockholm. In London, for example, in central area, an entering vehicle is charged a congestion tax of 8 £, and in case of evasion, a fine of 50 £. This is true from 7 am to 6 pm, every day except Sundays and excepting certain types of vehicles like hospital ambulances.
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December 18, 2008 at 5:58 am
Rana Chanda
First get the infrastructure in place like in London stolkholm then talk about congestion tax, we dont have a reliable public transport system in place, no proper roads, no connectivity like metor to airports, overcrouded trains, now saw govt also speaking about Congestion Tax, it is a shame on there part if it is implemented.