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Lack of facilities continues to dog motorists on Mahamarg
Updated On: 16 June, 2023 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Violators forced to undergo counselling at Kokamthan toll booth lack access to tea or snacks, even drinking water here is ‘stored in a tank without a lid’
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The drinking water is kept in the lidless tank (covered by a red cloth) outside a toilet at the Kokamthan toll naka. Pics/Madhav Ojha
Speeding motorists on the Samruddhi Mahamarg, who face detention at Kokamthan toll booth for counselling and submitting an affidavit vowing they will not speed again, are forced to suffer due to the lack of basic facilities there. They don`t have access to tea or snacks and the only available drinking water is stored in a tank that is not covered by a lid.
Madhav Ojha, an activist, said, “The state government is investing a lot of money in the Samruddhi Expressway, which is attracting the attention of not only other states but also the country. Recently, the second phase of the expressway was inaugurated. But as a series of incidents of tyre bursts continue on this road, leading to accidents and loss of lives, the authorities have taken up strict measures, and errant motorists are being counselled at toll booths. But the facilities there are so bad that it is like a punishment.”
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