Centre to track 100 toll plazas with GIS-based software to ease traffic
The Centre on Monday announced to track around 100 toll plazas with GIS-based software for seamless movement of traffic at national highways.
The Centre on Monday announced to track around 100 toll plazas with GIS-based software for seamless movement of traffic at national highways.
Initially, the NHAI has identified around 100 toll plazas for live monitoring on the web-based software. These toll plazas have been selected based on congestion feedback received through 1033 National Highway helpline. The monitoring service will be extended to more toll plazas in a phased manner.
During the inspection, the Mayor observed that the toll plaza is situated in a densely populated area in Delhi about a kilometer away from the border. Also , there are three schools in that location.
The police have registered a case against the accused under serious sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended 10 Indians for allegedly smuggling cattle from India to Bangladesh, early today and handed them over to New Jalpaiguri police station.
Sunil Mondal, MP from Bardhaman (Purba), allegedly slapped a toll plaza employee near Burdwan town yesterday. A video footage of the incident showing him assaulting the man leaked from the plaza on the NH-19 and went viral last evening.
Mann said these toll plazas, which were in reality shops for the open loot of the general public, had plundered the public by flouting all the norms as per their agreement.
Describing it as a major relief to people, the Chief Minister emphasised that people can travel freely on road without paying whopping toll.
FASTag implemented by NHAI has clocked toll transaction of over 21 lakh on a daily basis.
The son of Pooran Prakash, BJP legislator from Baldev in Mathura, allegedly thrashed a toll plaza employee after a boom…
