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Toll authorised, opening date missing

The Centre has notified user fees for Telangana’s Valigonda–Thorrur NH-930P stretch. Whether anyone is actually collecting them remains conveniently unspecified.

By Ctrl Alt DebateInfrastructureYadadri Bhuvanagiri
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A giant authorised toll file stands beside a raised barrier, while an unfinished toll plaza and incomplete highway wait in the Telangana landscape.

The notification authorises toll collection on NH-930P, but does not specify when collection will begin.

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The Centre has notified a toll mechanism for the Valigonda–Thorrur section of NH-930P in Telangana, authorising the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect user fees at a plaza near Choullaramaram village in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The notification, dated September 28, 2026, covers the 39/180 km to 108/300 km stretch and puts the estimated capital cost at ₹447.16 crore. [1]

The fine print is less triumphant. The notification enables toll collection but does not say that collection has begun, give a commercial operation date or confirm that the plaza is ready. It sets base-year rates from ₹0.65 per km for cars and light vehicles to ₹4.20 for oversized vehicles, with the two-lane section charged at 60% of the base rate. NHAI must calculate the actual payable amount using the completed length and revise it annually. [1]

A parliamentary project-status document recorded 93% physical progress and a target completion date of April 30, 2026, while MoRTH documents put the project estimate at ₹549.28 crore. The toll notification also says land acquisition, utility shifting and tree cutting were still subject to completion. [2][3] So Telangana has the notification. The Centre has yet to provide the rather useful detail of whether the toll plaza exists in working order.

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