Sonapur and three other toll gates likely to be closed in Assam

According to media sources, the National Highways Authority of India's norms has been broken by these four toll gates in Assam (NHAI).

Digital Desk: There are at least four toll gates in Assam that are scheduled to close soon, including the Nazirakahat (Sonapur) toll gate close to Guwahati.

The three other Assam toll gates that are likely to be shut down shortly, in addition to the Sonapur toll gate, are the Madanpur, Galia, and Mikirati Hawgaon toll gates.

According to media sources, the National Highways Authority of India's norms have been broken by these four toll gates in Assam (NHAI).

The union road ministry is set to soon close these Assam toll gates that have been breaking NHAI regulations.

India has up to 189 toll gates that have been going over the 60-kilometer limit set by the NHAI.

Notably, Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Roads and Transportation, acknowledged in March that many toll gates in India violate the NHAI regulations.

"I have repeatedly stated that it is unlawful to have more than one toll plaza along a 60 km stretch of road. But it keeps going as we pay for it. Now, I can assure this House that all additional toll booths within that 60-kilometer radius will be shut down over the next three months," Nitin Gadkari had declared in March.

At the Nazirakhat toll plaza, also known as the Sonapur toll gate, near Guwahati in Assam, a group of students and representatives from some of the top student organizations in the state, including the AASU, AKRSU, and ATASU, earlier this year demanded its immediate closure on the grounds that its employees harass and mistreat the general public.

At the Sonapur toll gate in Assam, even children and teachers are allegedly acting inappropriately.

A protester claimed that the Dimoria and Sonapur region had previously been rather tranquil but that since the "toll gate" was established, there has been a fresh controversy virtually every day. The protestors further said that even locals, who should be exempted from the high toll taxes, were being forced to pay the toll by the employees.