Residents of Tirumangalam have sent individual representations through post to the registry of Madurai Bench of Madurai High Court to take suo moto cognisance of the issue of National Highways Authority of India locating toll plaza at Kappalur in violation the law.
The request letter noted the violation of rules which stipulated that the distance between two toll plazas should be at least 60 km.
Also, it said, the toll plaza which was located very near to Tirumangalam had made them pay for their every trip to Madurai where their entire livelihood was based on.
“Tirumangalam residents have faced several problems starting from life loss to economic loss in their journey of fight against the toll plaza, so, we demand at least now to put an end to this problem permanently,” said, S.M. Hameed Raja of the Kappalur tollgate opposition organisation.
Several solutions were suggested by Madurai district administration over the years but none of them had remained intact as the NHAI authorities’ often fine people with a wholesome amount, he added.
“A permanent solution is the need of hour, for which the court should interfere immediately,” he said.
