By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, March 23: KHADC Chief Executive Member (CEM), Titosstarwell Chyne on Thursday made it very clear that the Council is against the operation of any illegal toll gates.
The CEM’s remark comes after the HYNF East Khasi Hills had given a one-week deadline to close down all the illegal toll gates operated by the Council.
“We are still examining the matter. We will also be discussing this issue in the Executive Committee (EC) meeting to be held next week. We will take necessary action once we have discussed the matter in the EC,” Chyne said while speaking to reporters.
When asked about the letter written by the District Council Affairs (DCA) department to the Council in January this year on the toll gates issue, Chyne said that he has asked the different concerned departments including Revenue and Forest to submit a report in connection with the toll gates being operated by the Council.
“We will discuss the report submitted by the various departments in the EC meeting. We will respond to the letter of the DCA following this meeting,” the KHADC CEM.
Chyne also assured that necessary action will be taken as per various provisions of the law if there are illegal toll gates being operated by the council. The CEM said that he will be in a better position to reply to the matter once it is discussed in the EC meeting.
Earlier in a letter to the Secretary of the KHADC Executive Committee, DCA secretary A Nikhla pointed out that the installation of toll gates on the national highways, state highways and major district roads requires NOC from the designated authority in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the state government respectively.