PATIALA: The toll plaza under the National Highway Authority (NHAI) throughout Punjab and Haryana is ready to start their operations again after a period of one year but with a revised rate.
The toll plaza crosses Punjab and Haryana says it has faced the hospital.
7.5 crores per day losses because their operations closed more than a year ago by farmers who began agitation to revoke three agricultural laws imposed by the central government.
The farmers, at all plaza toll, have protested all the time and allows all the intersections of the vehicle through this toll plaza without paying any fees.
Now, after the central government revokes this agricultural law, the farmers have begun to return home and end their agitation and also announce to lift their protests from the Toll Plaza on December 15.
There were a total of 51 Plaza 251 in Punjab and 26 in Haryana under NHAI.
Only under the Ambala division, six toll plazas said to have faced around RS 500 crores losses during agitation throughout the year.
But the official National Highway Authority (NHAI) claimed that the revised toll charges was part of the annual revision of the wholesale price index (WPI).
“Minimal revisions in toll costs are based on WPI and are part of the annual revision.
There is nothing in this regarding farmer agitation”, NHAI regional officers, Rp.
Singh.
Vishal Sharma, Director of the Project, More than five toll plazas in Zirakpur to Bathinda Road, said, “Revised a list of tariffs is part of the annual program collection (APC) and according to WPI.
APC 2021-22 is not revised after agitation.
The revision will be based on an increase Cross traffic through the Toll Plazas “Meanwhile, some employees at Plaza Toll have claimed that controlling agents at the toll plaza have not released their salaries about six months even though they are paid compensation under the Force Majeure.
“We are waiting for our salary for six months.
Employees are not removed from work but are asked to wait until farmer agitation ends”, said an employee at Toll Plaza.
However, RP Singh, NHAI Regional Officers claimed that salaries were no cut employees and protests held in several places by invalid employees.
Asked whether there were employees dumped from work during agitation, he said, to point or dismiss the employee based on performance or behavior was a single decision from the contractor body but no employees were fired due to agitation.