Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

People in cities around the world face a common

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of

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and

pollution

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. Some people claim that increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve

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problem

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. Personally, I disagree with

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solution. Consider a developing nation like India. The prices of petrol have been increasing over the past decade. Has

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solved India's

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and

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problem

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? The answer is "No".

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, we can see that Delhi, a city in India has become one of the most polluted cities in the entire world.

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hasn't stopped the people from buying cars or bikes. There are two areas where the government and the private can work to solve

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problem

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, investing in natural, alternate fuels and technology firms. Natural sources like solar energy and alternate fuels like electric energy help control

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drastically.

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, consider private firms like Tesla in the United States and

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Electric in India who work on batter driven vehicles.

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, making public commuter services great again. The government can work towards interconnecting the cities better and build ecosystems where people can hop on and off at different points using one pass system like in Singapore. On top of that, taking the case of Singapore, the government can

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increase vehicle tax, thereby encouraging people to opt for public transport more than a private mode of transportation.

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not only benefits the people using the service, but

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helps tackling both

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and

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problem

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. In conclusion, I firmly believe that increasing the petrol prices would not address

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and

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problems.

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, investing in alternate fuels, technology and making public transport more attractable helps solving

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problem

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in the long term.