New Delhi, Mar 25:
In the wake of the unprecedented lockdown across India to curb spread of Coronavirus, the Government today banned toll collection on National Highways across the country.
In a letter to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Chairman, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry, citing the Home Ministry order on the lockdown after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement, said it maintained all commercial and private establishments will be closed down for a period of 21 days w.e.f 25.03.2020 for containment of COVID-19 epidemic.
Asking the NHAI to take necessary steps for compliance, the Ministry said that the situation be deemed a “force majeure” in the contract/concession agreement.(Agencies)
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