Toll Collection: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has changed the National Highway Fee Rules on Tuesday. With this, the satellite-based toll collection system has been approved in the country.
According to the new notification of the central government, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and On Board Units (OBU) will now be used for toll collection. Automatic toll collection will be done with their help. In this, no fee will be charged for travel up to 20 km. For now, the use of Fastag will also continue.
A separate lane will be built for vehicles with GNSS
The government has also published the new rules in the official gazette. According to the notification, for the time being, Fastag and Automatic Number Recognition Technology (ANPR) will also continue to be used. It has been said that separate lanes will be made at the toll plaza for vehicles with GNNS OBU so that they do not have to stop for toll collection. Such vehicles will have to pay toll only for the distance they have used the toll road.
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Toll will be deducted based on the distance travelled
The Ministry of Road Transport said that the old system of toll collection will continue for vehicles that are not registered in India and do not have GNNS devices. Currently, you have to stop at every toll plaza and get money deducted from Fastag or pay in cash. This causes crowd at the plaza. Now toll will be deducted by determining the distance of travel with the help of GPS. This will also save people’s time. Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari was trying to bring this system for a long time.
This is how the new system will work, it will start on some highways and expressways
The OBUs installed in the vehicles will work as tracking devices. They will share the coordinates of the vehicle on the highway with the satellite. After this, the distance covered by the vehicle will be calculated. This distance will be confirmed with the help of GPS and GNNS. Also, cameras installed on the highway will help in confirming the location of the vehicle. The new toll collection system will be implemented initially on some highways and expressways.
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