Friday, November 4, 2011

Shortage of change after hike in toll rates led to massive jams on DND flyway yesterday; things aren't likely to change today

It won't be smooth-going on the eight-lane Delhi Noida Direct (DND) flyway in the days to come. This was evident on Wednesday morning. It took many around 45 minutes to cross a kilometre-long queue of cars during office hours. The reason is hike in toll prices - increased from Rs 10 to Rs 11 for two-wheelers and Rs 20 to Rs 22 for cars. NTBCL has already written to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the State Bank of India (SBI) asking for a large consignment of coins to match its new requirements. It has made arrangements with "private agents" for the initial weeks.
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