In Haryana, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will roll out the country's first Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system tomorrow, replacing the current cash payment method. An official said, Road Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi will inaugurate the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology-based toll collection plaza at Chandimandir near Punchkula in Haryana on Delhi-Chandigarh highway on pilot basis, which will be replicated pan-India. The technology will help users to make payment without stopping at toll plazas and will reduce traffic congestion and commuting time, the official said that toll statements can be made available online to the road users and they don't need to stop for collecting receipt. Under the system a chip-embedded sticker will be stuck on a vehicle, and the driver will not have to stop at toll plazas to pay the required sum. This is because money will be automatically collected from the chip and will pooled at one place electronically and then distributed to the toll plaza operators.
News On AIR | April 18, 2012 7:39 PM
Haryana to have country's first Electronic Toll plaza