Delhi government to review if DND can be made toll-free

New Delhi: Delhi government will review if toll collection at Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) flyway can be scrapped. 

While making a submission at Delhi High Court on Friday, the government counsel Rahul Mehra also said that the state government will speak to Noida authorities in this regard. 

The court was hearing a petition seeking to discontinue the toll collection process at DND. The petitioner have claimed that the toll collection at DND is illegal and should be discontinued. 

The bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath also asked the counsel to file an affidavit stating its stand.

The demands to make the DND toll-free has been growing since the Gurgaon toll was demolished following a court order. Locals and farmers in the neighbouring areas of DND have been demanding waver from toll tax.