Bowing to sentiments of citizens of Ramtek, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari directed NHAI to locate Toll Plaza at Malegaon village on border of Nagpur District
The Toll Plaza at Mansar is finally being relocated bowing to demands of the people of Ramtek. From January 1 the toll post would start from village Malegaon as per the contract. Union Minister for Transport Nitin Gadkari directed officials of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that by New Year the toll post starts from new place. The toll post is part of Jabalpur-Nagpur highway and by-pass allows vehicles coming from Jabalpur to crossover to Hyderabad highway by-passing Nagpur city.
Ramtek’s MLA D Mallikarjun Reddy said that Gadkari gave direction during a meeting held at his office in New Delhi on Monday. Ramtek’s Member of Parliament (MP) Krupal Tumane, Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Vikas Totade, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of district were also present.
Officials of NHAI and Oriental Structural Engineering (OSE) OSE that constructed the four lane by-pass from Malegaon till Jamatha put up the Toll Plaza at Mansar. NHAI allowed location of the toll post at the tri-junction that ensured people entering from any of the three populous villages to Ramtek need to cross the toll post. From last few years as people began to feel heat of the rising toll fees, protest started to demand shifting of toll post ahead of Mansar as per the agreement.
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