Parallel road being created by the gram panchayat to avoid toll payment at Hejmady NH tollgate in Udupi district.
UDUPI: A resolution adopted by the Hejmady gram panchayat has forced the National Highway tollgate authorities to allow free movement for all cars and buses to the village.
When the contractor – Navayuga Udupi Tollway Private Limited (NUTPL), stopped the free movement of all vehicles on the Hejmady NH tollgate, the 21-member gram panchayat headed by president Pranesh Hejmadi resolved to build a new parallel road to the village and thereby avoid toll payment.
Accordingly, a new road parallel to the National Highway was built on March 30, so that all vehicles to Hejmady and Kodi villages can move without entering the tollgate. Soon after the development, the toll contractors agreed to allow free movement of all vehicles registered in the name of Hejmady villagers.