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Just 50 sea link passes sold in five months
Updated On: 16 November, 2009 07:28 AM IST | | Somita Pal and Urvashi Seth
Toll collector loses Rs 3 lakh a day, as motorists prefer paying toll daily because it's Rs 250 cheaper than monthly pass
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Toll collector loses Rs 3 lakh a day, as motorists prefer paying toll daily because it's Rs 250 cheaper than monthly pass
Only 300 monthly passes for the Bandra-Worli-Sea Link (BWSL) have been sold in the five months since July 30, when the BWSL was thrown open to the public.
Of the 300, 250 were sold in the very first week of the BWSL's opening.
Shockingly, the Mumbai Entry Point Limited (MEPL), the toll agency appointed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), has only managed to sell 50 passes to motorists in the five months since then.
This works up to an average of just 10 toll passes sold every month.
Funny toll pricing
While Rs 2,500 is what one pays for a monthly pass on the BWSL, Rs 2,250 is all one has to pay in a month, if one buys return toll tickets daily at the rate of Rs 75.
"The toll is exorbitant to begin with, and buying a return toll ticket is cheaper than buying a monthly pass.
This is why I prefer to buy a return toll ticket every day," explained Atiq Menon (33), a businessman, who travels daily from Mumbai Central to Khar through the BWSL.
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