Sachetan Nagarik Mancha demands to stop illegal toll collection at Binika Anganadi Bridge and Sonepur Mahanadi Bridge.
SUBARNAPUR —
In a press conference held today at Hotel Mun, the Sachetan Nagarik Mancha has demanded complete stoppage of toll collection for Binika Anganadi Bridge and Sonepur Mahanadi Bridge. According to the information given in the press conference,
For Binika Anganbi Bridge, since 1993, tolls have been collected for almost thirty years. According to the information received through the Information Act, a total of Rs.12 crore,66 lakhs,47 thousand 176 rupees It has been almost 20 years since 2004, and 15 Crore 23 lakh 87 thousand 994 rupees have been paid for the Sonepur river. But from 2004 to 2018 for Boudh Mahanadi Bridge after receiving 8 crore 34 lakh 39 thousand 355 rupees from the treasury, the government has issued a directive to stop toll collection on 07.05.2018. Even after the residents of Subarnapur district have complained to the government to stop the toll payment for both Anganidi Bridge and Mahanadi Bridge , the state government is ignoring the demands of the district residents. However, the center has demanded immediate payment of the claim. If the state government does not order a complete stoppage of toll collection for both the Angandi and Telnadi Bridge within the next one month, then the common people of Subarnapur will come down to the highway and fight until the claim is achieved, said the press conference. It has been informed that the state government will be fully responsible for this, the president of the union, Shyama Om Prasad Mishra informed. In this press conference, Parusottam Panigrahi, Gobinda Maharana, Artatrana Babu, Sudhir Panda Jitendra Patnaik and all the members of the manchu were included on behalf of the mancha. Report,Ugrasen Karmi