Shimla, June 24 -- Seeking details of challans issued via app; calls for Gram Panchayat action on rural littering Himachal Pradesh.
High Court on Monday has asked the state government to take an early decision on imposing a green tax in Shimla and to strictly implement the digital challan system to curb plastic waste and littering across the state, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas witnessing rising tourist influx.
The Division Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Sushil Kukreja, while hearing a batch of PILs including Suleman vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & others, issued comprehensive directions to strengthen institutional mechanisms for solid and plastic waste management. The next hearing is scheduled for July 17....