Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Feb 5: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has withdrawn the toll fee that was being charged to passengers travelling in its buses on the Mangaluru–Kasargod route along National Highway 66, following issues related to the Kumble Arikkady toll plaza.
The decision comes in the wake of the Central government withdrawing, on February 4, its order to deduct toll charges via FASTag from vehicles passing through Arikkady on the national highway. Subsequently, KSRTC has stopped collecting the additional toll amount along with the ticket fare from passengers.
It may be recalled that toll charges were being deducted through FASTag from vehicles passing through Arikkady from January 13 this year.
With the withdrawal of the toll fee, bus fares will now be charged as earlier, KSRTC Mangaluru division senior divisional controller has stated in a press release.