NHAI is collecting toll charges from light and heavy vehicles owners at toll plazas of NH8 from Gurugram to Jaipur Highway. There are three toll plazas namely Shahjahanpur, Manoharpur and Daulatpura in Gurgaon- Jaipur section of NH-8. The details of toll collection are as under:
(Rs. in Crore)
Year | Shahjahanpur | Manoharpur | Daulatpura |
2016-17 | 298.69 | 161.53 | 109.37 |
2017-18 | 368.50 | 175.57 | 121.66 |
2018-19 | 408.52 | 175.76 | 123.82 |
2019-20 (upto Feb 2020) | 307.25 | 148.00 | 100.07 |
The emergency /medical facilities for the road accident victims are provided as per provisions of concession agreement. Generally, as a part of Incident Management, ambulances are stationed near the fee plazas to cater to any emergency within its respective service area of the National Highways.
These toll plazas are operational under BOT (Toll) concession agreement in which Operation and Maintenance is the responsibility of the Concessionaire. As per the concession agreement, the concessionaire has to operate these three toll plazas efficiently and in user friendly manner. In case of receipt of any grievance / complaints, necessary action as per the Concession Agreements are taken against concessionaire and their staff.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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