Prices of essentials to rise as toll goes up on NH

CHENNAI: Prices of vegetables, fruits, and other essential commodities are set to go up by three to five per cent because of the rise in toll at 20 toll plazas on the National Highways (NH) in the State. User fee will be hiked up by Rs 5-60 a trip depending on vehicle type from September 1, sources said.

While the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) maintained that road builders are authorised to increase user fee annually based on wholesale price index, traders and lorry associations demanded the intervention of the State government in bringing transparency to toll collection.