The total toll revenue collected from National Highways in Jammu and Kashmir has surpassed Rs 1,800 crore since the commencement of toll collection, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha today.
The toll revenue has been generated from several toll plazas located along key National Highways in J&K, Gadkari said.
The Lakhanpur National Highway (NH44), which serves as the main entry point into Jammu and Kashmir, has contributed Rs 348.05 crore in toll revenue, he said.
The Bann Toll Plaza on NH44 has recorded the highest toll collection in the region amounting to Rs 626.90 crore.
Mada-Nashri Toll Plaza on the Udhampur-Ramban section of NH44 collected Rs. 270.98 core, while the Lamber & Ujroo Toll Plaza generated Rs 227.85 crore. The Kaichachkoot User Fee Plaza collected Rs 328.86 crore in toll revenue.
Gadkari provided details about the construction costs of key National Highways in Jammu and Kashmir. The total construction cost of these highways has reached Rs 13,813.42 crore.
He said the Pathankot-Jammu (NH44) section was constructed at a cost of Rs 895.75 crore; the Kunjwani to Jakhain section of NH44 was built at a cost of Rs 2,086.67 crore; the Udhampur-Ramban-Maroog section of NH44 was constructed at Rs 7,782 crore; the Banihal-Qazigund section cost 1,947 crore; and the Srinagar to Qazigund section had a construction cost of Rs 1,101 crore.
