All NH toll booths within 60 kms of each other to be closed in 3 months: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari in a recent Lok Sabha session said that there should be no toll plaza within 60 km on national highways and he will ensure that the norms are fully implemented in the next three months.

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In a recent Lok Sabha session, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that there should be no toll plaza within 60 km on national highways. Gadkari further said that he will ensure the norms are fully implemented in the next three months. 

"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, replying to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the demands for grants pertaining to his ministry. 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. 

All toll collecting points which are within 60 km of each other on the National Highways will be closed in the next three months. : Union Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari ji pic.twitter.com/RSmMUaJFVE — Office Of Nitin Gadkari (@OfficeOfNG) March 22, 2022

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. "In Jammu and Kashmir projects worth Rs 7,000 crores are underway. About 1,000 people are working inside the Zojila tunnel at -8 degrees celsius," Gadkari said. 

"Work on Delhi-Amritsar-Katra highway work has begun. By the 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. 

(With inputs from ANI)