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The ongoing farmers’ agitation in Punjab and Haryana has led to toll suspension in 24 road projects, causing a daily revenue loss of about Rs 4.8 crore. A total revenue loss is pegged at Rs 1,060 crore till July 31, 2021, according to rating agency CARE Ratings.
Thirteen build-operate-transfer (BOT) national highway projects and eleven BOT state highway projects have been impacted by agitation.
The rating agency said in a statement that the disruption of toll collections for state projects since October 2020 accentuated with no fees collection at toll plazas since December 2020.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued a
