Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 20: It is known through sources that the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is mulling to merge Surathkal NITK tollgate with Hejmady and Talapady toll gates.
If Surathkal toll gate is merged only with Hejmady toll gate, then vehicle owners and drivers will have to pay double the price for toll, which will again lead to protests. So it is said that scheme is being formed to share the toll charges by two toll gates of Hejmady and Talapady.
Surathkal toll gate (file photo)
From some years, public were urging to close the Surathkal toll gate. Recently union minister Gadkari had also assured to withdraw all tollgates which are within distance of 60 km from each other.