Nainital Entry Fee: People coming to Nainital from outside areas including tourists will now have to pay entry fee at every entry point of the city, jagran.com reported. After 11 years, the municipality has started operating the toll again on the Kaladhungi road. Toll operations began in the Phansi Gadhera area from Wednesday. Toll fee of Rs 110 is being charged per vehicle.
Earlier, there was a provision to collect toll from vehicles coming to Nainital near Barapathar on the Tallital and Kaladhungi route. But in the year 2014, on the instructions of the High Court, the toll operating on the Kaladhungi route was closed.
Recently, the High Court took several important decisions to improve the traffic system in the city. After which the municipality also passed a proposal in the board to increase the parking fee to Rs 500 and Rs 300 at Lake Bridge toll.
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The increased fee system was implemented in parking lots from the very next day. On Tuesday, the High Court also allowed toll collection in other entry routes of the city. After which, the Palika team, which reached Barapathar under the leadership of TI Bharat Prakash, started toll collection operations from 3 pm.
The EO said that from Wednesday, the work of collecting toll will also be started in the Phansi Gadhera area. At present, only Rs 110 is being charged. The increased fee will be implemented after the gazette on the proposal passed in the board.