Delhi-Noida Direct flyway will be toll-free from now, rules Allahabad High Court
Noida residents had filed a plea seeking to scrap the Rs 28 fee, citing profits made by the operator of the 8-lane expressway.
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday decided to make the Delhi-Noida Direct flyway toll-free. The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Associations, The Times of India reported.
The court’s verdict comes two months after protests against the toll for using the 8-lane, 9.2-km long DND expressway. Protestors had alleged corruption in the project and said the builders had already made profits from the project, and hence the Rs 28 toll should be scrapped.
The expressway started operating in 2001. The road connects Delhi on the west bank of the Yamuna with Noida and East Delhi.