State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) suffered a revenue loss of ₹2,731.32 due to the farmers’ protests in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said the protest started affecting toll collection from October 2020.
He said initially, the toll plazas in Punjab were made non-operational by agitating farmers in October 2020.
