The Bihar
State government has announced to waive off 50% of
the total taxes levied on the purchase
and running of battery-propelled e-rickshawas. The
announcement was made by the deputy
chief minister of state Sushil Kumar Modi.
Aim:
The move is to combat air pollution. 3 cities
of Bihar namely Patna,
Gaya and Muzaffarpur are placed among the most 20 polluted cities of
the world in a report by the World
Health Organization (WHO).Seven departments of the state
government have collectively prepared an integrated action plan to tackle the
menace of pollution in the polluted cities of Bihar.
Also, the State has made arrangements, in 45
fuel-refilling centres in Patna alone, to check the pollution emission from
vehicles at over 500
fuel refilling centres in addition to run eco-friendly
electric buses.
Bihar:
Formed
on: 22 March 1912
Capital: Patna
Governor: Lal Ji Tandon
Chief
Minister: Nitish Kumar
Deputy
Chief Minister: Sushil
Kumar Modi
Districts: 38
Official
Language: Hindi
Bihar is bordered by Nepal in the north, Uttar Pradesh in
the west , Jharkhand in the south, West Bengal in the east
