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Udupi: Potholes on NH 66 - ZP decides to suspend toll charge collection

  •   Sun, Jul 01 2018 07:41:40 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Jul 1: The general session of zilla panchayat (ZP) which met on Saturday June 30, decided to suspend collection of toll charges on national highway (NH) 66 as the road has not been maintained properly and it is dotted with damaged patches and potholes.

ZP member, Janardhana Thonse, who raised the topic, pointed out about a number of accidents happening at Santhekatte here and wanted to know the current status of the proposal to build pedestrian over-bridge and bus stand there. Geethanjali Suvarna, supporting him said that road is not being repaired, and accidents are occurring because of potholes on the highway. She blamed the authorities for being unable to repair even the potholes. Several ZP members expressed anger at the fact that the work is not being attended although this issue has been repeatedly raised.

Engineer of National Highways Authority of India, Gururaj, said that proposal for pedestrian over-bridge at Santhekatte had been submitted to the centre in November last, but approval for the same has not yet been received. He said that sending of proposals and asking the concerned to repair the highway is within his department's hands but actual repair does not fall within the department's authority.

The members expressed dissatisfaction about this response and Thonse demanded to convene a separate meeting solely for the purpose of discussing highway-related issues. At this juncture, MLA, Raghupati Bhat, suggested that a resolution to close down both the tollgates in the district can be taken till the highway repair work is attended to. He said that at the same time, letters may be addressed to the district deputy commissioner and superintendent of police not to provide security at these gates. After this, a decision to suspend collection of toll charges was taken.

The MLA felt that shortage of doctors in primary health centres, which is affecting patients, can be addressed if these hospitals are given to medical colleges and private hospitals for maintenance. He suggested that the ZP can taken a decision on this issue.

Kundapur MLA, Halady Srinivas Shetty, Kaup MLA, Lalaji R Mendon MLC, Pratapchandra Shetty, ZP vice president, Sheela K Shetty, chairman of social justice standing committee, Shashikanth Padubidri, and others were present.
  

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  • Allwyn Dsouza, Udyavara

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    When we purchase a vehicle, a substantial portion goes towards road tax (18% as per Mr. Jossey's comment). So, good roads and decent infrastructure for driving the vehicle should be automatically available for us. The whole concept of collecting toll seems to be wrong. Now, to rub salt on our wounds, toll is being collected for roads which are pothole ridden, without the safety of service roads, pedestrian crossings or the necessary flyovers at important junctions.
    How can anyone sitting in the administration justify toll collection?

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  • PenMightierThanTheSword!, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    Allwyn Dsouza, Udyavara — you are absolutely right. Toll is a easy way of robbing citizens when vehicle registration fees and other taxes have already been paid! The same applies for parking fees which should not be charged as the Govt is duty bound to provide safe roads and parking facilities as part of the vehicle registration fees and taxes that it charges!

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  • PenMightierThanTheSword!, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    Allwyn Dsouza, Udyavara — you are absolutely right. Toll is a easy way of robbing citizens when vehicle registration fees and other taxes have already been paid! The same applies for parking fees which should not be charged as the Govt is duty bound to provide safe roads and parking facilities as part of the vehicle registration fees and taxes that it charges!

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  • PenMightierThanTheSword!, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    Allwyn Dsouza, Udyavara — you are absolutely right. Toll is a easy way of robbing citizens when vehicle registration fees and other taxes have already been paid! The same applies for parking fees which should not be charged as the Govt is duty bound to provide safe roads and parking facilities as part of the vehicle registration fees and taxes that it charges!

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    Good to stop toll if the roads covering the area is not maintained to the mark

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    So, the ZP has decided that the Central Government has miserably failed.

    The public knows that the Feku is permanently on foreign tours, the Finance Minister almost permenently in some hosrpital, and the local MP is busy planning how to burn the district.

    The Central Government has utterly failed. Nothing is functioning.

    May the EVMs come to the aid of this Government in 2019. Because, the voters won't.

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  • avani, mlore

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    Actually Toll gates should continue but instead of collecting toll charge, they should pay each vehicle passing by based on the number of potholes.

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  • G M Hegde, Udupi

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    God bless the people in ZP who have taken decision to suspend toll until repairs done. A very people friendly decision. Already a very poorly executed project by contractors working in difficult system.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    In Karnataka we pay 18% Road Tax so where is the need to collect Toll Charges ...

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  • G M Hegde, Udupi

    Sun, Jul 01 2018

    Our friends working in UK who get gross salary of 27 lakh take home only 14 lakh after deducting all taxes, thats why the amenities there. Here only 30% of entire population is paying tax. Even if 60% are in tax bracket imagine where our country will be.

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