NHA earned Rs 23b from toll plazas in 2018-19.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Highway Authority (NHA) on Friday informed the subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Communication that the Authority earned Rs.23 billion during the fiscal year of 2018-19.

The officials of NHA while responding to the question asked by Senator Ateeq Sheikh, further told the Committee that the income of the Authority from toll plazas and interchanges in 2013-14 was Rs.13.9 billion, in 2014-15 Rs. 16 billion, in 2015-16 Rs. 17 billion, in 2017-18 Rs. 19 billion and in 2018-19 Rs. 23 billion.

Apart from Motorway, there are total 76 toll plazas in the country out of which 36 are located in Punjab province, 25 in Sindh Province, 8 in Balochistan province and 7 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the officials briefed the Committee.

The Committee pointed while seeking details of 7 toll plazas of Balochistan province said many of them are not functional.

Senator Dr. Ashok Kumar asked the officials to provide details of toll plazas owned by National Logistic Cell (NLS) and since when they are managing those toll plazas.

The officials on the question told the Committee that the maintenance of Lahore-Islamabad...