Toll-free for an indefinite period at the Dankuni Toll Plaza. According to Dankuni Toll Plaza sources, toll has been made free for any vehicle going towards Bardhaman. However, vehicles travelling from Bardhaman to Kolkata will have to pay the prescribed toll. This means only one-way lane vehicles, i.e., Bardhaman-bound vehicles, will not have to pay toll money.

On Wednesday at Memari, a section of the flyover guardwall collapsed at Sardanga More on the Kolkata-Bardhaman National Highway 19. The situation was brought under control through police action. Otherwise, a major disaster could have occurred. Meanwhile, on Wednesday evening, it was learned that toll has been made free for the Bardhaman-bound road at Dankuni Toll Plaza.

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Political war of words over construction quality

Political sparring has begun over this news. The ruling camp says this is damage control. Dankuni Municipality Vice Chairman Prakash Raha said that this road is not even a year old. Yet it has been built with such substandard materials that it has collapsed. People are commuting by paying so much toll. Even then, where is people's safety? he questioned.

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In response, BJP's Srirampur organisational district co-president Debashis Mukhopadhyay said that Trinamool will say many things. But although the central government allocates all expenses for these national highways, the work is done under state government supervision. Whether there is any fault of the engineers will surely be investigated. However, Trinamool's syndicate has provided adulterated materials. This is the result of that.