Singhanwala toll plaza to be made free, announces Punjab CM Mann
Chandigarh (Punjab), July 5: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced that Singhanwala toll plaza on the Moga-Kotkapura road would be made free for people.
"Another good news. Another toll plaza in Punjab will be closed tomorrow...Singhanwala toll plaza on Moga-Kotkapura Road will be made free for the public from tomorrow...so far I have closed 9 toll plazas this is the 10th toll which will be closed...people will save 4.50 lakh every day...rest details will be shared tomorrow after reaching toll plaza," a rough translation of the Chief Minister's tweet in Punjabi read.
Bhagwant Mann claimed in the tweet that this would be the tenth toll plaza that he will make free for commuters. Mann made the Kiratpur Sahib-Anandpur Sahib-Nangal-Una toll plaza free for passengers earlier this month.
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While announcing the news, the Punjab Chief Minister further stated that the company tasked with managing the toll had repeatedly violated norms, and as a result, their application to levy the toll on the plaza was denied.
Bhagwant Mann has also announced the closing of toll plazas at Majari, Nangal Shaheedan, and Mangarh in recent months. In December of last year, he announced the closing of the Lachowal toll plaza on the Hoshiarpur-Tanda road.
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- With inputs from agencies
