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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The construction cost is
approximately Rs.1000 crore over a
period of 15 years and the proposed
logistics park will have facilities like
warehouses, cold storage, silos,
container terminal with railway
siding and other allied utilities.
While the concept is still in the
nascent stage, it offers immense
potential where multiple modes
of transport will complement
each other to reduce the last-mile
logistics cost. We will continue
to invest in the logistics sector
and will look at other promising
opportunities in future as well.
This is in line with GOI’s vision
to bring down the logistics cost as
a % of GDP in single digits from Pumps, EV Charging, Food Courts, as revenue collected
~15% currently. As we usually Restaurants, Washrooms, Open through ETC is anyway
see, in developed countries, the Spaces, Parking, and separate very transparent.
logistics infrastructure is much facilities for truckers such as
more advanced and efficient, and Dhabas, Dormitory, Showers etc. Yes, this modification has
we too believe that India is well We are committed to providing been disappointing. With 97%
poised to grow exponentially in a fulfilling experience to the road of revenue coming on ETC, it is
this area. users, so that their journey can be as transparent as it can ever be.
smoother and more relaxed. Moreover, IHMCL’s TMCC project
We would also like to also gets all the transactions in real
hear about your projects With these facilities and such time from all toll plaza systems,
connected with wayside experience on highways, we ensuring the Authority always have
amenities. What are the expect there will be a further access to real time data.
increase in people opting for road
main components in this travel. These facilities might also In fact, if the Toll collection
segment that will add give boost to EV adoption, as agency is the system integrator,
real value to the highway there will be sufficient charging there is less risk to Authority, as the
commute? infrastructure along the highways. Toll collection agency is responsible
NHAI and MoRTH have this vision We also expect that road travel will for ETC system also, which avoids
that, with improving highways, become safer with such facilities the disputes for revenue losses
there will be an increase in highway providing much needed break on caused by system issues, for which
travelers as well, and these road long journeys. there is no option of recovery as
users will need rest and recreational of now.
facilities on their journey. Most importantly, the Further, we have also submitted
recent modification by
We completely agree with that the existing toll collection
this vision of the authorities NHAI in RFQ with effect agency too has similar information
and are excited to be part of from January 2023 about the toll plaza traffic, revenue
this. We have been bidding for preventing you from and demographics, which a system
these projects and we have won bidding for toll collection integrator can have. If this is
tenders for 19 Wayside Amenities, (TMCC) being a system treated as unfair advantage, then
which are under various stages integrator, must be current toll collection agency also,
of construction and operations. creating hurdles. What should not be allowed to bid for
These facilities will have Fuel could be the way forward same toll plaza again.

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