NHAI suffers Rs 150 cr revenue loss in Punjab

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has suffered a revenue loss of about Rs 150 crore so far on account of farmers’’ protest at toll plazas in Punjab, a senior official said on Thursday.

Farmers, who are up in arms against three central farm laws, have been staging sit-ins at toll plazas in Punjab since October 1.Protesting farmers are not allowing toll collection authorities to charge toll fee from commuters.

Farmers, however, are permitting vehicles to pass through without any payment at the plazas.There are 25 toll plazas on national highways in Punjab.

“The loss is about Rs 3 crore per day from all toll plazas in Punjab,” NHAI regional officer (Chandigarh) R P Singh told PTI.