KPCC media analyst PH Niralakeri has alleged that the Dharwad district administration and ministers were silent on ‘illegal’ toll collection on the Hubli-Gadag section of the Ankola-Gooty national highway.
KPCC media analyst PH Niralakeri has alleged that the Dharwad district administration and ministers were silent on ‘illegal’ toll collection on the Hubli-Gadag section of the Ankola-Gooty national highway.
KPCC media analyst PH Niralakeri has alleged that the Dharwad district administration and ministers were silent on the ‘illegal’ toll collection on the Hubli-Gadag section of Ankola-Gooty National Highway (No. 63) and set a deadline of 15 days to stop it. Is. toll collection.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi along with Congress leader Rajat Ulagadimath and others on Friday, Mr. Niralakeri said that all norms related to starting toll collection on the national highway have been violated and officials and ministers of both the state and the central are silent. ,
Taking the example of his journey on the road, during which he had to pay ₹175 for a journey of about 17 km between villages, Mr. Niralakeri wondered how the district administration could allow toll collection on the road, when no service Wasn’t. Roads to villages located around the National Highway.
Mr. Niralakeri said that there is no service road along the National Highway and people who have to travel to these villages have to pay heavy toll.
Not only this, the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), which operates mofssil services on the road, had suddenly increased the bus fare by ₹15 on some stretches as NWKRTC buses have to pay toll on the road. ,” They said.
Responding to a question, he said that as per the guidelines, toll collection can be started only after adequate work on the project is completed. In this case, less than 50% of the work was completed as of 2019 figures and no further data on the project was available. In addition, the concrete road has already developed cracks at many places, raising questions about the quality of the work done so far.
Mr. Niralakeri said that the Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad should immediately inspect the road, review the work and stop toll collection within the next 15 days. Otherwise the Congress, along with the residents of the roadside villages, would be forced to resort to agitation, he said.