A petition moved before the Delhi High Court on Monday has sought directions to take adequate steps to ensure smooth flow of traffic along State borders where toll collectors intercept commercial vehicles.
The petition, filed in public interest by an advocate, said there was a total mismanagement in collection of toll from commercial vehicles which was causing huge snarls for other vehicles.
Deliberate jam
“The jam is caused deliberately and systematically by toll collectors so that they could intervene in the jam and collect toll from commercial vehicles,” the plea alleged.
The petition said that in Gurugram toll collectors have been asked to use six lanes on the extreme left to collect toll but when commercial vehicles unintentionally or deliberately do not pass through the designated lanes, toll collectors intervene resulting in chronic snarls. “Toll from commercial vehicles causes huge problem for other vehicles resulting in bumper-to-bumper jam, wastage of precious time of thousands of persons, wastage of fuel, air pollution and noise pollution,” the plea said.
It has sought directions to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Delhi government to ensure smooth flow of traffic at Delhi borders.
