NHAI firm on toll collection, parties to intensify protests from Monday

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) making it clear during a high-level meeting on Saturday that it will go ahead with fee collection at the newly opened toll plaza on the Kazhakkoottam-Karode NH 66 bypass, political parties have decided to intensify their protests from Monday.

The meeting, which failed to reach a consensus, was chaired by Additional District Magistrate (ADM) E Mohammed Safeer on behalf of the district collector. NHAI project director P Pradeep, other officials and representatives of all political parties took part.