What is GNSS that will replace Fastag on highways for toll tax

The GNSS navigation coming in the future will be based on satellite system. It will have a satellite based unit which will be installed in the vehicles.

With its help, the authorities will be able to track when the car has started using the toll highway. As soon as the vehicle leaves the toll road, the system will calculate and deduct the amount.

The era of Fastag seems to be coming to an end. Although nothing has been said officially about it, there are reports that the government is preparing to replace it with a new system GNSS. GNSS means Global Navigation Satellite System, which has also been mentioned by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. It is being said that this system is currently in the testing phase.

What is GNSS

The GNSS navigation coming in the future will be based on satellite system. It will have a satellite based unit, which will be installed in vehicles. With its help, the officials will be able to track when the car has started using the toll highway. As soon as the vehicle leaves the toll road, the system will calculate the use of the toll road and deduct the amount. The special thing is that with its help, the passengers will pay only as much as they have traveled.

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what is the benefit

With its help, passengers will be able to know the exact amount for using the toll road and make the payment. Along with this, the traditional toll booths will also be removed, where long queues were often formed.

When is GNSS coming?

At present, the government has not announced the date for this, but its testing is going on on two major highways of the country. These include Bengaluru-Mysore National Highway (NH-257) in Karnataka and Panipat-Hisar National Highway (NH-709) in Haryana. After getting the green signal from the top, it will be implemented in a phased manner.

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