Bangalore: Day three of toll collection on BIA Road saw stiff resistance from taxi owners and drivers; about 350 of them sat on a dharna at the toll plaza at Devanahalli.
Radhakrishna Holla, general secretary of Bangalore Tourist and Taxi Owners’ Association, said most of the taxis going towards the airport make two-four trips to and from the airport every day. He said paying toll for each trip would be a grave financial burden for the operators and they wanted concessions for taxis.
Jose Francis, a travel agent, said it was not fair that the toll was collected for each trip. He said considering that taxis do multiple trips every day, the burden of the toll would fall on the passengers.
“Most toll booths in the city collect toll for a period of one day. Why is toll being collected per trip in this case?” he said.
14/02/12 Daily News & Analysis
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