Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 10 From January 14, 2020, FASTag will be mandatory to pay the toll charges at the NH Toll Plazas across the country including those in J&K.
The deadline to make toll payments through FASTag was extended by MORT&H, Government of India upto 14.01.2020 and hence mandatory FASTag and double tolling from non FASTag vehicles was implemented only in few lanes but from 14.01.2020 all vehicles not fitted with FASTag will have to pay double the toll on entering the FASTag lanes of the toll plaza. Also the exemption and concessions will only be applicable through FASTag only.
Project Director, NHAI, PIU Jammu Ajay Kumar Rajak informed that large number of FASTags are being sold on daily basis and number of vehicles fitted with FASTags has increased multiple times in the last two months in J&K.
He added that the rule will be strictly implemented in the State as no more extension is being given by Government of India and has requested all the pending stake holders to install/activate the FASTags on their vehicles for availing concessions like local resident monthly pass, return journey pass, to avoid payment of double toll and seamless movement across the toll plazas on the National Highways in India.
This mode of payment is being launched by the Centre to reduce congestion and delays at the Toll Plazas.
“The implementation of 100 per cent electronic collection is being done all over the Country and Thandi Khui Toll Plaza in Samba, Ban Toll Plaza in Jammu District and Mamda Nashri Toll Plaza. Increase in use of FASTag will lead to non-stop movement across the Toll plazas in near future. NHAI is making every possible effort for hassle-free movement of VVIP, Defence Personnel, Ambulance and other exempted vehicles and avoiding the traffic jams”, Rajak informed.
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