Toll Plaza Within 60 Km From Other Stalls Will Be Closed In The Next 3 Months: Nitin Gadkari

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the toll booth was illegal and should not be active

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that all toll booths, which are active within 60 kilometers of any other toll booth, will be closed within the next three months. Gadkari made this announcement at the Lok Sabha while responding to the Grant Claim for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for 2022-23. The Union Minister said that there should be no toll collection point within 60 kilometers of the two toll booths on the National Highway. However, there are such toll booths that are currently active, and Gadkari has assured that these illegal toll centers will be closed soon.

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All toll collection centers located within 60 km of each other on the National Highway will be closed in the next three months. : Minister of Unity Shri @nitin_gadkari ji pic.twitter.com/RSmMUaJFVE

– Nitin Gadkari’s Office (@OfficeOfNG) March 22, 2022

Speaking about this toll booth, Gadkari said, “What happened was wrong and illegal. I assure you that in the next three months, within 60 km, there will only be one toll collection center, if there is a second , we’re going to shut it down. come down. Just because we (the government) get money from them, doesn’t mean the people have to suffer. “

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Twitterati started commenting on all the illegal toll collection centers in their area on Gadkari’s post

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Clips of Nitin Gadkari’s speech were posted on the official Twitter holder of his office, and soon Twitterati started pouring in with comments about all the illegal toll collection centers in their area. A user pointed out that there are three toll plazas between Talapady and Kundapura on National Highway 66 for a distance of about 90 km. At the same time, others point out that several toll plazas within the city limits are closer to each other, and locals of the area should get passes for these toll booths.

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Gadkari in his speech also said that people living near the toll plaza will get a toll pass by showing their Aadhar card.

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