The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is yet to collect tolls, which was supposed to start from December 25 this year, from commuters on the Delhi Meerut Expressway (DME) after there were some technical issues with the automatic number plate reader (ANPR) system, said officials on Monday.
The NHAI headquarters will give a nod for the toll collection after the issues with the ANPR system are fixed, said officials familiar with the development.
The DME was opened for the public in April this year, and Union minister Nitin Gadkari formally inaugurated the project on December 23. The NHAI has finalised the toll rates at nearly ₹2.34 per kilometre travelled on the expressway, from Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan to Kashi toll plaza in Meerut. According to the toll structure set by the authority, the toll for the full expressway route of 59.77 kilometres from Delhi to Meerut is ₹140 for light vehicles like jeeps or cars among others.
