PIL in HC for smooth traffic on city borders

A Public Interest Litigation ( PIL) has been filed in the Delhi high court seeking steps to ensure smooth flow of traffic along state borders where toll collectors intercept commercial vehicles causing huge snarls.

According to the PIL, there was a total mismanagement in collection of toll from commercial vehicles, which was causing a huge problem for other vehicles.

“Toll from commercial vehicles causes huge problem for other vehicles resulting in bumper to bumper jam, wastage of precious time of thousands of persons, wastage of fuel, air pollution and noise pollution,” the plea filed by advocate- petitioner Amit Sahni said.

“The jam is caused deliberately and systematically by the toll collectors so that they could intervene in the jam and collect toll from commercial vehicles,” the PIL alleged.

The petitioner, in his plea, said in Gurgaon the toll collectors have been asked to use six lanes on the extreme left to collect toll, but when commercial vehicles unintentionally or deliberately do not pass through the designated lanes, the toll collectors intervene resulting in chronic snarls.

He also sought direction to the NHAI and the Delhi government to ensure smooth flow of traffic at the Delhi borders.

◗ Toll from commercial vehicles causes problem for other vehicles resulting in a huge jam, wastage of fuel and noise pollution