German help for toll tech

Germany has offered India assistance to develop a satellite-based tolling system. If India accepts the offer, long queues of vehicles lined up at polling booths may become a thing of the past.

Germany has offered India assistance to develop a satellite-based tolling system. If India accepts the offer, long queues of vehicles lined up at polling booths may become a thing of the past.

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Electronic tolling is part of India's proposed National Framework on Intelligent Transport Systems that is being prepared by the Ministry of Urban Development.

“Since 2005, we have a satellite-based tolling system. All highways and trunk roads are incorporated. Every vehicle on the road has an on-board unit linked with a satellite. This system can collect toll and manage traffic flows,” German Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee said.