New Delhi: With the city preparing to host
the Commonwealth Games next year, Mayor Kanwar Sain today
suggested that all industrial units in the city should suspend
their activities for a period of one month prior to the event
to cut down on pollution.
The Mayor said he is sending a request to the Delhi
government in this regard and if it gets the green signal, he
will be inviting major industrialists to chalk out a plan.
Those who agree to suspend their activities for a period
of a month should be given tax rebate by the Delhi government
while the workers should be allowed to work longer hours after
the Games so that they can make up for the monetary losses
through overtime payments, he said.
"We have suggested that they be given rebates in their
electricity and water bills as well as the various taxes to
compensate their loss of wages during that period," he said.
Sain said during the Beijing Olympics last year, all
polluting factories were shut down for a period of nine weeks
to clear the smog during the mega sporting event.
"Everyone needs to make an effort to make the Games a
success. I am sure the Delhi government will agree to the
proposal," he said.
-PTI
First Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 22:00