New Delhi: The Union Government on Monday, October 6 told the Kerala High Court that it will decide on whether the toll rate should be revised at the Paliyekkara toll plaza on National Highway-544 in three days.

The toll had earlier been suspended by the court due to poor road conditions and traffic congestion. Though the court had initially planned on revoking the suspension on September 22, the order was withheld after reports surfaced about the collapse of a service road near Muringoor.

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However, on Monday, Additional Solicitor General of India, ARL Sundaresan, appeared for NHAI and submitted that all conditions to permit toll collection have been met.

He stated that there is no severe traffic congestion as before. It is a 65-kilometer stretch, and the issues are only in a 5-kilometer stretch.

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The court had questioned the  Central government for not coming out with a solution to tackle such issues, such as by modifying the toll rate or mending up the road concerns. It ruled that the government should have assessed this and refixed the toll based on the fact that only 5 kilometers is affected.

However, the ASG has assured that the Centre will take a decision in three days on this aspect, and the court accordingly adjourned the case by three days, without lifting its earlier stay on toll collection.

After many petitions were filed highlighting several issues caused by ongoing overbridge works at various places on the NH 544, along the Edappally–Mannuthy stretch, the court had passed the order suspending toll collection at Paliyekkara on August 6 this year. The NHAI then moved the Supreme Court in appeal but the top court dismissed the appeal while directing the Kerala High Court to continue monitoring the situation.