New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday organised a workshop on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) primarily based tolling, which is able to assist the federal government strategise and design the roadmap for free-flow tolling system within the nation.
According to an official assertion, within the proposed GNSS technology-based tolling system, nationwide highways will probably be geo-fenced and include digital tolling factors.
“The objective of the workshop was to seek input and suggestions from various industry experts and stakeholders on different aspects of the GNSS-based tolling system.
“The workshop will assist strategise and design the long run roadmap for free-flow tolling system in India primarily based on GNSS expertise,” it said.
Various stakeholders, including relevant government departments, ISRO, NIC, and industry players such as vehicle manufacturers, AIS-140 On-Board Unit (OBU) manufacturers, Global GNSS service providers, banks, payment aggregators/ gateway service providers, were invited for deliberations.
According to the statement, whenever a vehicle fitted with GNSS On-Board Unit (OBU) shall pass through the virtual tolling point, information on distance travelled will be calculated based on satellite signals from multi-constellation such as GPS etc. and applicable fee shall be computed by the central GNSS software system and the amount will be deducted from the user’s bank account.
Speaking on the occasion, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) secretary Giridhar Aramane said the stakeholder consultation is important to discuss various issues involved in GNSS-based tolling deployment and seeking suggestions.
“We have to make sure that the method of toll assortment is seamless. To obtain this goal, we have to have a expertise framework that may allow us to function in an environment friendly manner, is economical and acceptable to numerous stakeholders,” he said.
NHAI chairperson Alka Upadhyaya said the workshop would provide the likely way forward on deployment of GNSS-based tolling in India.
“This session will assist us to get inputs from the specialists who’ve come from different components of the world and can assist us to deal with varied challenges that we could face in planning and roll-out of GNSS-based tolling throughout the nation,” she mentioned.
According to the assertion, classes and shows had been held with consultants and trade specialists on world finest practices for GNSS-based tolling.
Discussions had been additionally held on the findings of the pilot carried out by NHAI on Delhi-Mumbai hall and varied facets of GNSS structure, cost settlement course of, proposed enforcement measures and authorized framework necessities.
Source: auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com