Will put pressure to get toll exemption: Nalin

Mangaluru: “I have already proposed to either cancel the Surathkal tollgate or merge it with the Hejamadi tollgate in the important meetings of the highway department that have taken place in Bengaluru. In addition, a letter in this regard has also been written. Now, I have got information that the private local vehicles are being charged toll. I will contact the chairman of NHAI during the Parliament session and direct him officially not to collect the toll from local residents,” said MP Nalin Kumar assuring to put pressure on National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to stop collecting toll charges from local vehicles at NITK tollgate.

The MP stated in the press release that he had called NHAI officials and the representatives of the current contractor of the toll gate and asked them to temporarily withhold toll collection at the toll gate.