Mumbai: An electronic toll collection (ETC) system, proposed to be implemented nationwide by the National Highways Authority of India, could save fuel worth Rs10 billion (Dh695.1 million) and toll leakages worth Rs12 billion per year, a study said yesterday.
There are about 525 toll plazas operating on national and state highways across the country with an average of at least 20,000 vehicles passing through them daily, according to a Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd (Crisil) Research report. On an average, each vehicle awaiting its turn at the toll plazas consumes half to one litre of fuel an hour, said Ajay D'Souza, head, Crisil Research. Collectively they waste around 1,800-3,600 hours, amounting to an annual wastage of Rs10 billion.
He said the system was also equipped to detect defaults in toll collections, which occur either due to insufficient funds in a toll account or a faulty on-board unit by activating an alarm to alert officials without disrupting the traffic flow.
There are about 525 toll plazas operating on national and state highways across the country with an average of at least 20,000 vehicles passing through them daily, according to a Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd (Crisil) Research report. On an average, each vehicle awaiting its turn at the toll plazas consumes half to one litre of fuel an hour, said Ajay D'Souza, head, Crisil Research. Collectively they waste around 1,800-3,600 hours, amounting to an annual wastage of Rs10 billion.
He said the system was also equipped to detect defaults in toll collections, which occur either due to insufficient funds in a toll account or a faulty on-board unit by activating an alarm to alert officials without disrupting the traffic flow.
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