New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday barred 14 toll collection agencies for irregular activities in user fee collection at toll plazas.
Officials said earlier raids at the Atraila Shiv Ghulam toll plaza in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh were conducted by the UP Special Task Force. Based on the FIR, NHAI took actions and served ‘Show Cause Notice’ to the defaulting agencies.
“The replies submitted by the fee collection agencies were not found to be satisfactory. The agencies have been debarred for a period of two years for violation of the provisions of the contract agreement. Performance Securities worth over Rs 100 crore of the defaulting agencies have been forfeited and are being encashed for breach of the contract,” an official added.
In an official statement, the NHAI said it will intimate the defaulting agencies to hand over the toll plazas to a new agency that will be appointed by the authority.