New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday resumed toll collection across national highways with the new lockdown guidelines coming into force but truck operators opposed the decision, demanding waiver of toll charges for at least six months.
Traffic on toll plazas across national highways remained lean at around 20 per cent of the usual, an official from NHAI told ET.
NHAI had suspended toll collection across the country on March 25 after the ministry of home affairs (MHA) issued guidelines for the Covid-induced nationwide lockdown. While the government has extended the lockdown till May 3, a phased lifting of curbs on several sectors was allowed from Monday.
