NHAI and Maharashtra differ over accuracy in toll collection data

While the National Highways Authority asks for 95% accuracy in toll collection data, the state road development agency is content with 90%

Chotta Hathi and Bullock Cart — one is the nickname for a Tata Motors’ Ace pick-up truck and the other an old transport mode. Both have two things in common — they are easy to spot on Indian roads and are also part of a larger concern involved in traffic data collection.

They could also be among the many reasons state road development agencies, like Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), are content asking for toll or traffic audit data which is less accurate compared to what the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) tenders.

The MSRDC in November floated