Cong stages dharna against proposed toll plaza spot

Raipur, December 29, 2011

The Congress on Thursday staged dharna against proposed toll plaza spot within municipal limits near Sundar Nagar at Ring Road No 1 terming it illegal and has demanded from government to immediately stop the construction. The Congress will also submit memorandums in this connection to Collector Dr Rohit Yadav and SP Dipanshu Kabra on Friday.  

“The implementing agency DS Vicon is illegally constructing toll plaza near the city population. This is clear violation of the agreement between the government and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) done in 2006 under which it has been clearly mentioned that there would be only one toll plaza from Arang to Raipur fourlane road (NH-6) and it should be built at least ten kilometers away from the municipal limits,” said DCC Raipur City president Inderchand Dhariwal.

Notably, DS Vicon had to cancel twice the spots for toll plaza it had selected near Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar and Sarona at Ring Road No 1 due to protests of the locals as well political parties.

This time again, the locals dwelling on both sides of Ring Road No 1 have decided to jointly protest construction of toll plaza at new proposed spot. The Congress has hinted that it would launch aggressive offensive against the government if the toll plaza spot would not be shifted out of city.