BRO will now start collecting toll from citizens at 4 major locations in Ladakh and this fund will be mainly used for maintenance work.
see photosThe BRO has already taken approval for levying six tolls.
We all know that the Border Roads Organization (BRO) has done some stellar work of late in connecting places in remote areas. The state-of-the-art Atal Tunnel and the 52 km long, well-paved Black Peak at Umling La, which is now the highest motorable paved road in India, are some recent examples. And just like that, BRO is also responsible for building roads and shaping road infrastructure in some remote places of our country to facilitate movement for the armed forces. That said, these roads constructed by the BRO also help in promoting tourism in these places and are used extensively by the citizens. And hence, BRO will now start collecting toll from citizens at four major places in Ladakh and the money will be mainly used for maintenance work.
Toll will be levied on Leh-Srinagar highway.
The BRO plans to start collecting tolls especially in the Himalayan states bordering China and Pakistan. It is planned to start with four routes and cover a distance of 941 km in Ladakh, including the Leh-Srinagar highway and the link road to Leh at Chalunka, located in the Nubra Valley, to Pakistan’s Chorba region and Siachen to the west. is located in. Answer. The BRO has already got approval for six toll plazas on the route. However, the move has been opposed by Kargil Hill Council chief Feroz Khan, who has asked for a consultation. The route is used by locals on a daily basis, but also attracts heavy traffic from outside, especially in the June-September period, when the state sees an increase in the number of tourists.
The BRO has proposed to levy toll at three places on the Srinagar-Leh highway passing through Joji La, where a new tunnel is under construction and Minamarg, 10 km from Joji La in the direction of Kargil. A new toll will also come up in the direction of Leh, 39 km from Kargil and at Mulbek, close to the confluence of the Indus and Zanskar rivers. It is also proposed to collect toll at Padum on the road via Shinku La connecting Darcha in Himachal Pradesh with the Srinagar-Leh highway near Nimmu.
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Source: times of India
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