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</p><p>Taking a step towards environment conservation, Chhattisgarh has declared that it will impose a ban on buses that are more than 12 years old, trucks and auto-rickshaws older than 10 years, same will be imposed on those coming from other states too. <b>This step seems to be a lot logical and effective by government against all states who have ban diesel vehicle of over 2000cc which won’t be as effective, newer bigger engines are also more efficient than smaller old engines.</b><br><br>At a meeting on Wednesday chaired by chief-minister Raman Singh, referring five major sources of pollution that are increasing in Chhattisgarh due to industrial activities, vehicle's emission, construction activities, urban and domestic waste and agriculture pollution; Raman Singh ordered to prepare a major plan to cut pollution and encourage e-rickshaws in the state.<br><br>It's for the first time the state takes strict steps to reduce pollution at multiple levels and not only to industries. Raman Singh also announced to plant 23.40 lakh saplings during the monsoon in state capital and Naya Raipur this year.<br><br>Reacting towards increasing pollution levels in Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh called upon senior officers and Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) to take stringent steps for environmental protection. Few of many present at meeting where Environment minister Rajesh Munat, chief secretary Vivek Dhand, energy department additional principal secretary N Baijendra Kumar.&nbsp;CECB chairperson Aman Kumar Singh spoke in depth about present steps being taken to control pollution and cited five major source of pollution in environment.<br><br>Chief-minister accepted the idea of banning old vehicles and to shut down industries which are constantly contributing in pollution. Also, to impose strict online monitoring of industrial units. Chief Minister said "In case of those violating the guidelines twice a month, it should result in immediate closure of particular industrial unit. Buses older than 12 years, trucks and auto-rickshaws older than 10 years shouldn't be given permits from now on and the owners will be given a time limit of one year to buy new vehicles for registration. Vehicles coming from others states that are more than eight years old would also be facing ban. E-rickshaws will be promoted with financial assistance."<br><br>Over to that, main plan to handle solid waste material would be made at earliest and the people unlawfully residing on and around railway tracks would be provided domestic gas connections for free under the Prime Minister's Ujjwala Project to reduce coal induced pollution.</p><p></p>