The tax would be decided by the urban local body in place. The revenue generated by the tax would then be used for the area’s development and sustenance of eco-friendly practices.
Every tourist visiting Uttarakhand may soon have to mandatorily pay a ‘green tax‘ to the state.
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This decision was made after the matter of increasing pollution was highlighted by the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) in a meeting with forest and environment minister Harak Singh Rawat. Tourism in Uttarakhand has contributed substantially to increase in amount of untreated trash.
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This came right after the news about the Gupta-family weddings at Auli, which had generated 40 quintals of trash that took over a week to clear from the area.
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H/t: Times of India