Under new system, vehicles will not stop at toll booths; payments to be cleared electronically
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Transport Minis.ter Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday said the new concept of “One Nation, One Tag” for vehicles would be launched across the country from December.
Speaking to reporters on his arrival at Dabolim Airport after attending the ‘One Nation, One Tag’ meeting in New Delhi, Godinho said he would soon also convene a meeting with his department regarding implementation of the new scheme.
“The meeting was held in New Delhi on Monday with the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Minister of State for Road Transport and National Highways Retd General V K Singh, transport and PWD ministers of most states and senior officials.”
“The meeting showcased the ‘One Nation, One Tag’ concept, which will bring about a new system, wherein vehicles will not have to stop at toll booths to make any payments as they will be cleared electronically.”
“A sticker will be pasted on the front windscreen of the vehicle and cameras placed on top of the toll booth will take a photograph of this sticker and payments will be cleared automatically. There will be no wastage of time or fuel and people can benefit by moving quickly through the toll booths.”
“An amount will be credited into a card that is attached to the car like a prepaid card and all toll charges will be deducted automatically and as long as you have a balance in the account, you can move across any toll booth without waiting in queue,” the minister said.
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