Chennai: Tamil Nadu government will shut down 32 Toll Plaza on the national highway, said Minister for PWD and highway E V Velu in the Assembly on Thursday.
Number of toll plazas on the NHS will drop from 48 to 16, he said.
In the neighboring state of Kerala, the number of toll plaza has been reduced to three in accordance with the provisions of the cost of the national highway (the determination of the rate and collection) Rules 2008.
In Tamil Nadu, there should only be 16 toll plazas appropriate rules.
(The rules say there should be a minimum distance of 60 km between the two plazas.
However, there are 48 toll plazas in Tamil Nadu today and 27 of them in violation of this rule).
He responded with a call attention motion moved by MM Jawahirullah of MMK with an increase in toll charges.
Sub-part of the rule also says there should be no toll plaza within a 10 km radius of corporations and municipalities.
There are five toll plazas – Nemili near Sriperumbudur, Chennasamudram, Vanagaram, Paranur near Chengelpet and Surapattu – in violation of this subsection, he said, adding that the instruction CM M K Stalin, measures are being taken to close it.
“We have communicated this to the Union ministry for road transport and highways.
After the assembly session, I will go immediately and met the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and insisted on closing five toll plazas,” said Velu.