India, Nov. 14 -- After the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) rejected a proposal to shift the Dahisar toll plaza by 2km, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) on Thursday created a new toll post barely 100 metres from the existing one.

Transport minister and Shiv Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik had announced the relocation plan during his visit to the toll plaza on August 13, citing complaints from residents of Mira-Bhayandar about chronic congestion at the entry point to Mumbai. Sarnaik, who represents the Ovala-Majiwada constituency that includes parts of Mira-Bhayandar, had promised that the toll booths would be shifted by Diwali, which could not materialise.

MSRDC, which is headed by deputy chief minis...