‘FASTag bazaar’ springs up at toll plazas ahead of compulsory rule
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February 15, 2021 20:20 IST
Banks and agents set up tents to offer the RFID tags at attractive offers in no time
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Banks and agents set up tents to offer the RFID tags at attractive offers in no time
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways’ (MoRTH) decision to declare all lanes at toll plazas on National Highways ‘FASTag lanes’ from midnight of 15th/16th February, has turned the premises leading to toll complexes in undivided Nalgonda a bazaar for FASTags.
At least 20 member banks of the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) programme through their point-of-sales have made the Pantangi toll plaza, the second busiest gate in the State, at Choutuppal on NH-65 (Hyderabad-Vijayawada) their base camp. The agents set up their tents on either side of the toll complex, to offer the Radio Frequency Identification tags at attractive offers in no time. A customer would
Updated Feb 09, 2021 | 17:20 IST
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Massive traffic at Western Express Highway in Mumbai amid eased lockdown restrictions. (Image: News18)
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