New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- In good news for commuters, the Maharashtra government announced on Tuesday that the toll tax for the Atal Setu will not be increased for another year. It will remain at Rs.250 for the next 12 months.

The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting.

The nearly 22-km-long Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva, Atal Setu, is the country's longest sea bridge and connects Sewri in Mumbai to Navi Mumbai.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Atal Setu bridge on January 12, 2024. The bridge was constructed at a cost of about Rs.17,840 crore.

Recently, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), in a statement, said the Atal Setu (formerly Mumbai Trans Harbour Link or MTHL) was "emerging as a...