Mumbai: Cargo operators have dubbed the toll being charged by the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) to use the road leading to the cargo terminal at the Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) “arbitrary and extortionate”.
The Express Industry Council of India (EICI), the Air Cargo Agents Association of India, the Indian Merchants’ Chamber (shipping and aviation committee), the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture, the Western India Shippers Association, the Manufacturers Association on Information Technology, the Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India and the Bombay Custom House Agents’ Association (BCHAA) are now protesting against this toll.
The friction between the MIAL and cargo operators began after a toll began to be levied on every trip made to the airport’s cargo terminal on February 9. “There was no intimation of any kind. After our protests and repeated correspondence with the MIAL, it put out a note a fortnight later saying the toll was mandatory for all vehicles,” complained Vijay Kumar, EICI’s chief operating officer, who added, “Around 700-800 vehicles ply on this road daily. In fact, most make several sorties. From a toll of Rs50 to Rs200, depending on the vehicle, the MIAL makes more than Rs1crore every day. And, it is not even a sovereign or constitutional body empowered to collect such a toll.”
23/03/12 Yogesh Pawar/Daily News & Analysis
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