Residents begin signature campaign to protest against the soon to be implemented tariff, calling it a 'fraud'
Residents begin signature campaign to protest against the soon to be implemented tariff, calling it a 'fraud'
From September 30, a drive through the NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Expressway will be anything but free.
The UP government, in a recent notification, has included the 21.5 km-long stretch into the toll road category. 
The Noida-Greater Noida Expressway was free to commuters till after
10 years of its opening
And local residents are less than pleased. 'Hai Ummeed', an organisation led by NOIDA habitants, has started a signature campaign against the toll tax. They have also warned that if the authorities try to forcefully implement the tax, then the protesters would take to the streets.
Chairman of the organisation Vineet Choudhary said, "Collecting a tax from residents of the planning area is a
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complete fraud and we will protest against it. NOIDA - Greater NOIDA authorities sold thousands of flats in this area by propagating the name of the Link Road Plot, which would connect NOIDA to Greater NOIDA.
He added: "To know the reality, we have filed an RTI query with the authorities, under which we have asked a lot of things. Meanwhile, we are collecting support of residents of both cities through a signature campaign. We will not accept this decision of the authorities."
So far, more than 500 people have signed up for the campaign. The organisers plan to send the collective application to the authorities.
HOW MUCH YOU PAY
Cars: Rs 0.80/km
Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs): Rs 1.30/km
Buses: Rs 2.75/km
Seven-axle Vehicles: Rs 4.30/km
Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs): Rs 5.25/km
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