KOLKATA: Vidyasagar Setu could have a FASTag facility installed at its toll plaza by April, allowing vehicles to zoom through the gates without stopping to pay. HRBC, which maintains the bridge and the toll plaza, is holding talks with banks operating FASTag facility for the installation.
FASTag is a device that employs RFID technology for making toll payments directly while the vehicle is in motion. The vehicle owners need to have adequate money in the account so that the tag affixed on the vehicle’s windscreen can be used to make the payment instead of physically paying the amount. Direct collection of toll through an RFID tag, which is now used on NH toll plazas, helps reduce congestion near toll gates.
