New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Beginning from Wednesday (January 15), the norms for declaration of FASTag fee lanes have been relaxed by the government at the identified 65 high cash transactions fee plazas of NHAI for 30 days.

An allowance to convert up to 25 per cent of all fee lanes to hybrid (cash plus FASTag) lanes during this time has been given to these plazas. Keeping in view to saving the citizens from inconvenience, the concerned Ministry has decided that on the basis of the traffic pile-up at these 65 fee plazas, not more than 25 per cent FASTag lanes of Fee Plaza may be temporarily turned to hybrid lanes.

Also, the NHAI has been directed to make sure that at least 75 per cent lanes of these 65 fee plaza continue to be functional as ...