‘Observe visitors rule, even my automotive was fined twice’: Gadkari hints at toll reduction at Rising Bharat Summit

On the Rising Bharat Summit 2025, Union street transport minister Nitin Gadkari burdened the significance of following visitors guidelines and shared that even his car was fined twice on the Bandra-Worli Sea Hyperlink in Mumbai.

“I made the Bandra-Worli sea hyperlink. I’ve a automotive in Mumbai. I obtained a challan for it twice. No one can escape. The digicam catches every part. I needed to pay Rs 500,” mentioned Gadkari, including, “Individuals typically complain of high-quality, however they need to simply not violate guidelines. Superb shouldn’t be for income era.”

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When requested if roads may turn out to be toll-free, Gadkari mentioned a brand new coverage to ease the burden on tollpayers is being ready and will likely be introduced in 8–10 days. “The toll quantity will come down by 100%. That’s all I can say for now,” he added.

Speaking in regards to the aim to chop street accidents by 50 per cent, Gadkari admitted they haven’t reached the goal but. He mentioned accidents occur as a result of points in each street and car design. Whereas automobiles are actually constructed nicely, there have been issues in street engineering. “We spent ₹40,000 crore to repair accident-prone spots,” he mentioned. Underneath the Raahveer scheme, the federal government is providing a ₹25,000 reward to those that assist accident victims. “We’ve additionally requested the Prime Minister to approve overlaying medical bills for the injured,” he added.

“One other issue is human behaviour. We wish folks to be taught the principles of the street. We wish to elevate the peak of the median, which individuals bounce over like Olympic-level athletes, to three.25ft. We are going to plant timber to cease folks from leaping over it. We wish to make foot overbridges, which two-wheeler riders and cyclists can use together with pedestrians. Additionally, we’re aiming for a bridge for divyanjan,” mentioned Gadkari.