Gadkari ensures no toll plazas within 60 km on highways

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | March 22, 2022 IST

New Delhi, Mar 22: There should be no toll plaza within 60 km on national highways, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday replying to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the demands for grants pertaining to his ministry. "I will ensure that there will be only one toll plaza within 60 km and if there's a second toll plaza, then it will be shut in the next three months," he said, Referring to points raised by members, he said people residing near the toll plazas will be able to get passes with the use of Aadhar cards. Speaking about the infrastructure development projects in Jammu and Kashmir, the minister said that around 1,000 people are working on the Zojila tunnel project at present at -8 degrees Celsius. "Work on Delhi-Amritsar-Katra highway work has begun. By end of this year, we'll be able to reach Mumbai from Srinagar in 20 hours and the distance between Delhi and Amritsar will be covered in four hours," he added.

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