National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday started levying taxes on the vehicles moving on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at toll plaza set up at Charsoo, Kachachkot here in south Kashmir.
Every vehicle passing through the toll plaza will be charged Rs 85. Therefore, Rs 170 will be charged per day on any vehicle moving to and fro on the highway.
“How can we pay Rs 170 per day when we are already inflicted with losses? If government will not revoke this order we will hit the streets,” said a sumo driver, showing a receipt of Rs 85 collected as toll by NHAI.
A medical representative Muhammad Yaseen of Budgam traveling to district hospital Anantnag said that he was surprised when he was stopped near the toll plaza and asked to pay Rs 85 before moving ahead.
