The unexpected has finally happened. From this morning, light motor vehicles (LMVs), especially cars, have started zipping past five toll nakas without paying any toll. No long queues, no honking, no high tempers.
The hopes for toll-free nakas were raised in March 2022 when the Union minister for road and transport Nitin Gadkari announced that "there will be only one toll plaza within 60km, and if there's a second toll plaza, then it will be shut in the next three months".
Over two years passed with no respite. In fact, the toll amount was raised for cars to Rs45; even the monthly passes cost more. Motorists, more than anyone, are thanking the upcoming assembly elections for the once-in-a-blue moon government decision.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 15, 2024 من The Free Press Journal.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 15, 2024 من The Free Press Journal.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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