Country's first electronic toll plaza

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will roll out the country's first Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system at Haryana, replacing the current cash payment method. Road Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi will inaugurate the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology-based toll collection plaza at Chandimandir near Punchkula in Haryana on Delhi-Chandigarh highway on pilot basis, which will be replicated pan-India."The system will not only plug leakages under the present toll collection system but would ensure uninterrupted travel on highways across the country," a Road Transport Ministry official said.

The technology will help users to make payment without stopping at toll plazas and will reduce traffic congestion and commuting time, the official said adding that toll statements can be made available online to the road users and they don't need to stop for collecting receipt.