Lucknow, Feb. 4 -- In a bid to curb tax evasion and enhance compliance, the Uttar Pradesh government has written to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) seeking access to its toll plaza data to monitor e-way bills in real time.

The government has already installed cameras at the gates of pan-masala and iron and steel factories to capture images of vehicles transporting goods. The integration of NHAI's extensive surveillance network will further strengthen enforcement efforts.

"We have written to the NHAI requesting access to its data on vehicles monitored by cameras installed at toll plazas on highways. The intent is to check whether vehicles transporting goods, especially sensitive goods like pan-masala and iron and steel, c...