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INLD threatens protest if ‘arbitrary’ toll plazas aren’t removed in Haryana

Condemning the “arbitrary” establishment of toll plazas on the National Highways passing through Haryana, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)…

INLD threatens protest if ‘arbitrary’ toll plazas aren’t removed in Haryana

Manohar Lal Khattar (Photo: Facebook)

Condemning the “arbitrary” establishment of toll plazas on the National Highways passing through Haryana, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader and MP from Hisar Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday threatened to launch agitation if toll barriers established against the rules were not removed.

Chautala demanded that the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) adhere to its toll policy in letter and spirit and accordingly remove those toll barriers that are in violation of its own policy.

Giving an ultimatum to the state government, Chaulata said as a first step, the toll barrier at Mayyad-Ramayana in Hisar should be removed by 1 December or the INLD will launch a stir for its closure.

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The Parliamentarian pointed out that the stated policy of the NHAI is not to establish a two toll barriers within 60 kilometers of each other.

“However, in Haryana this policy was being observed more in breach,” Chautala said citing the example of the strategically important highway connecting Amritsar with the Delhi, via Sirsa and Rohtak, and the rest of the country.

He said in a distance of approximately 250 kms, there were six toll barriers at Dabwali, Moriwala, Chikanwas, Mayyad, Sampla and Madina. Similarly, on NH-1 between Gharaunda and Murthal, where within a distance of 60 km, there are three toll barriers at Gharaunda, Panipat and Murthal.

In addition to these violations, there are also examples of toll barriers within the 10 km of the Municipal limits of a Committee or Corporation in violation of NHAI’s own directions of not establishing them within those limits, with the most flagrant one being at Narwana.

In a case of deception, the NHAI’s notification for the toll barrier at Narwana is notified as being in a village Narwana though it is only 1.5 kms of the Municipal limits of Narwana.

Similarly, the Chandi Mandir toll in Panchkula falls within the Corporation limits of Panchkula and another in Manesar in Gurugram, Chautala pointed out.

With a toll barrier in every district this has made internal travel an ordeal since even commonest of common man traveling in a bus has to shell out more bus fare every day.

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