SP MP Kunwar Danish Ali raised the issue of toll plaza in Lok Sabha. Responding to which the Union Minister said that the government is working on a plan to eliminate all types of tolls within the next one year.
New Delhi : Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari made a big announcement in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. He said that within a year all the toll nakas across the country would be closed. Collection of toll tax will be done through GPS imaging.
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GPS system will be installed in the vehicles The
Union Minister said that eliminating toll means that there will be no toll plazas but cameras will be on the road. He said that the government is working on such a technology, from where you will climb the highway, with the help of GPS, the camera will take your photo and where you will get off the highway, you will have to pay toll for the same distance. , how much you have traveled. He said that we will complete this work in a year.
It is worth noting that the issue of traffic jams and inconvenience caused to commuters due to toll plazas often arises. The central government has implemented the facility of FASTag on all national highways, so that vehicles can automatically pay toll at toll plazas without queuing. With this, the line at toll points in the country, wastage of time and fuel will also be avoided.
