{"id":195672,"date":"2024-12-15T15:38:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/22-km-highway-stretch-to-bengaluru-airport-is-also-south-indias-highest-toll-grosser\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T15:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:38:20","slug":"22-km-highway-stretch-to-bengaluru-airport-is-also-south-indias-highest-toll-grosser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/22-km-highway-stretch-to-bengaluru-airport-is-also-south-indias-highest-toll-grosser\/","title":{"rendered":"22-km highway stretch to Bengaluru airport is also South India\u2019s highest toll grosser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-116341422,imgsize-38436.cms?fit=800,515&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"22-km highway stretch to Bengaluru airport is also South India\u2019s highest toll grosser\" title=\"22-km highway stretch to Bengaluru airport is also South India\u2019s highest toll grosser\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"83\">The toll plaza at Sadahalli near the international airport in Bengaluru has emerged as the highest grosser in user fee (toll) collections in the South followed by the toll plazas at Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu and Vempadu in Andhra Pradesh for the year ended March 2024.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->The toll plaza near the airport collects a toll for the 22-km stretch from people travelling from and to the airport. A look at the toll collection trends in the 322 national highways in India shows the Bengaluru stretch figures among the top five in the country in terms of revenues recorded.<\/p>\n<p>No other toll road in the South has crossed the Rs 300 crore collection mark in user fee that Sadahalli reported. There are only two three toll plazas such as Bharthana in Gujarat and Barajore in Uttar Pradesh that have reported higher collection figures at Rs 472 crore and Rs 364 crore, respectively, for 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p>Union Minister for Road Transport &amp; Highways <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/nitin-gadkari\/profileshow\/86559631.cms\" rel=\"noopener\">Nitin Gadkari<\/a> shared the highway-wise toll collection details in the Rajya Sabha early this month.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of highways, ones that are public funded and the others operated by private players under the public private partnership (PPP) model. Karnataka (33) has the largest number of highways under the PPP model, followed by Tamil Nadu (30), Andhra Pradesh (19), Telangana (five) and Kerala (four).<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2--><br \/>As for the total highways, Tamil Nadu however tops (71) followed by Andhra Pradesh (70), Karnataka (56), Telangana (35) and Kerala (9).The Sadahalli toll plaza has seen a meteoric rise in collections over the years to reach Rs 308 crore in 2023-24.There was a dip in revenues in the Covid-19 years of 2020-21 and 2021-22. Several airport road users including venture capitalist Mohandas Pai and <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/biocon-ltd\/stocks\/companyid-2082.cms\" rel=\"noopener\">Biocon<\/a> founder <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/kiran-mazumdar-shaw\/profileshow\/79681819.cms\" rel=\"noopener\">Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw<\/a> have called for an end to toll collection on grounds that no other city has a toll road to the airport. Pai said over the past 10 years, the airport stretch has yielded Rs 1577 crore in revenues, while urging the Centre to stop the toll.<\/p>\n<p><b>State-wise highways with highest toll collections<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"tableBox\" id=\"table_box_native\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">State<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Toll Plaza<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">2021-22<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">2022-23<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">2023-24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Andhra Pradesh<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Vempadu<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 162 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 298 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 219 Cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Karnataka<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Sadahalli<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 83 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 108 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 308 Cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Kerala<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Paniyankkara<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 116 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 162 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 186 Cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Tamil Nadu<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Krishnagiri<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 213 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 261 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 269 Cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Telangana<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Patangi<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 147 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 187 Cr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.5pt; border-top-width: initial; border-style: none solid solid none; border-left-width: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\">Rs 206 Cr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>(Source: Rajya Sabha reply)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/22-km-highway-stretch-to-bengaluru-airport-is-also-south-indias-highest-toll-grosser\/articleshow\/116341422.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The toll plaza at Sadahalli near the international airport in Bengaluru has emerged as the highest grosser in user fee (toll) collections in the South followed by the toll plazas at Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu and Vempadu in Andhra Pradesh for the year ended March 2024. The toll plaza near the airport collects a toll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-116341422,imgsize-38436.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[153492,804,153491,3849,153484,299,75912,3083,153487,4334,925,294,153486,2707,153489,153490,153485,6967,12765,11469,153488],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195674,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195672\/revisions\/195674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}