Mangaluru: Mega protest seeking Suratkal tollgate closure on Feb 28


'MP had promised to close tollgate'

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Feb 20: Suratkal Anti Tollgate Action Committee has planned to hold a mega meeting to register protest and also to hold protest demonstration in front of the tollgate near National Institute of Technology (Karnataka) at Suratkal here at 10.30 am on February 28.

The protesters will demand immediate closure of the said tollgate which they have termed as illegal, dropping of the proposal to collect toll fee from local vehicles, and also demanding to begin construction of new bridge at Kulur immediately.

This information was provided by convener of the committee, Muneer Katipalla, at a press meet he addressed here on Tuesday February 19.

He noted that the toll plaza at Suratkal had started functioning on temporary basis in 2016 amid strong opposition from the local people, with the promise to merge it with Hejamadi tollgate after three months. But, even after Hejamadi tollgate, which is only nine km away from Suratkal, has been functioning since the last several months, Suratkal tollgate continues to be operational where toll charges are being collected illegally from the people. The committee opposing the tollgate has been fighting against the gate since the last two years. The National Highways Authority of India had decided to merge this tollgate with the one at Suratkal, and on January 3, 2018, had obtained state government's nod at a meeting held at Bengaluru for the proposal. Still, the tollgate has not been closed and contract for toll collection is continued to be renewed," he explained.

Katipalla recollected that when indefinite strike was undertaken at Suratkal against toll collection from October 22 last, deputy commissioner and district in-charge minister, U T Khader, had promised to convene meeting of highways authority and resolve the issue. They also requested the protesters to withdraw their stir.

'MP had promised to close tollgate'

"MP Nalin Kumar Kateel openly had declared that the toll plaza at Suratkal would be closed. But none of the promises have come true," he lamented.

Mangaluru city corporators, Purushotham Chitrapur and Dayananda Shetty, Moosabba Pakshikere, Dinesh Kumpala, B K Imthiaz, Raghu Yekkar and Mustafa Angaragundi of the protest committee were present.

  

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  • Mamatha, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 21 2019

    Nalin sir, It is very important to solve Pumpwell fly over issue, surathkal toll gate and Banglore - Mangalore train timings. whatever technicall issues there in solving these issues, innocent voters wont and cant understand all that. They just start hating party. please rectify things before election in the interest of party.

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  • Mangalorean, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    The road between BC Road and Surathkal is horrible and dangerous and if you are going by 2 wheeler you will suffer from back pain because of uneven surface of the road. It is not at all worth paying the toll. God knows where the toll money is going to whose pocket, definitely not on road improvement. We should protest against this

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  • Naveen, Mangalore.

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    Nalin is a big waste...instead of people voting him if they had planted a coconut tree, at least it would have started giving fruits by now.

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  • Darshit, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    It's time to do a Gandhi-type non-violent sathyagraha. Every vehicle must try to pass through without paying the toll. Let the vehicles line pile up behind till Udupi. Politicians will not do anything to resolve this, we do not know how many lakhs are paid each month to the Godfathers! Let there be a people movement till the toll gate is removed from Surathkal.

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  • Rehna, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    We have to learn from MNS who revolted against the Toll Plaza in Maharashtra. We too should follow the same and set fire to the Toll Plaza. Lakhs of Rupees is collected as road tax while vehicles are getting registered. Can any Lawyers come forward and file an PIL against these Toll Plazas.

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  • Sunil Pinto, Dubai

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    Nalin is only concerned about what is for lunch and dinner everyday...chicken ghee roast, Kori sukka, manji naked fry, etc

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  • Iota, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    Compared to road after toll towards Udupi with road towards Nantoor where the toll ends.. the roads is extremely horrible and gujiri. Extremely patchy everywhere and poorly lit. Are they not ashamed to ask for toll. Both MP and MLA are from ruling central government party. Why are they silent? BJP blames Congress for pumpwell flyover but why no one from BJP talking about this illegal toll gate which gets renewed year on year?
    I am not biased for any party but look at some of the rural roads, they are in much better shape compared to this so called gujiri national highway. I really pitty our own people from Udupi who pay two tolls to reach Mangalore. Unfortunately first time in 71 years illogical toll gate?

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  • C.E.SALDANHA, Shivbagb kadri

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    Nalin sir how you are expecting a win in the forthcoming election? If your promises are not true then you should come out of your silence and clar the matters. If you do not then you are responsible for your own defeat.

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  • Mangalorean, MANGALURU

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    Really hope someone burns down this unnecessary toll gate. For the kind of road that's been provided toll even for outside vehicles is a crime and charging for locals is a sin..!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    We'll ask Nalin to burn Suratkal Tollgate ...

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  • VM, MANGALORE

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    News from June2018
    The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has finalised the feasibility study and tentative alignment for the proposed 77-km four-lane Mangaluru City bypass between Mulki and Thokkottu via Kinnigoli, Kateel, Bajpe, Kaikamba, B.C. Road, Melkar and Mudipu.
    Detailed project report likely by September and project completion in 2021: MP Nalin Kumar Kateel

    Please speed up work on this above project. Then this surathkal toll road will be redundant and vehicles will have to skip mangalore.

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  • Iota, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    Then they will put toll there

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    All Mangaloreans should join this protest except who are working in Hospitals and other emergency related services.

    This is a protest against Mafia.

    Namma gu dayegu.....pandudu illadu kulochi.....

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    v r paying taxes + these toll booths. bagavo, bagavo....

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  • Francis Lewis, UDUPI

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    Organizers should request Udupi people. People from UDUPI must join. United we stand Mangalore + Udupi

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  • MohammedMangaluru, Mangaluru

    Wed, Feb 20 2019

    If we want justice we have to come together to fight to gain it...

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