Apologies, if this is the wrong forum.
Please move if necessary.

For a country with Toll road contracts being awarded every two months, we don't discuss them at all.
I thought we could have a thread purely to showcase our Country's toll booths/plazas/collection centres and do some appreciation of how good they look etc.

I hope someone as crazy as me reads this and responds ...

Since nobody responded, I shall start with the first photograph.
IVRCL Kumarapalayam Tollway near Chengapalli, Tamil Nadu, on NH544/47. Salem to Coimbatore ...
http://ivrclah.com/banners/ktl.jpg

IVRCL Salem Tollway near Kumarapalayam
http://ivrclah.com/banners/stl.jpg

NH 4 Belgaum district,Karnataka

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8995/dsc03237pn5.jpg

NH 4 Belgaum district,Karnataka

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7766/dsc03239fa1.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2575/dsc03240xb3.jpg

Copyright Akash F Patil

Larsen and Toubro Krishnagiri Thoppur Toll Plaza ...
CC me
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Larsen-and-Toubro-Thoppur-Toll-Plaza.JPG

Good thread & very interesting.

I like the designs.

Good thread & very interesting.

I like the designs.

Thanks ji ...

Kerala first toll plaza- The Kumbalam Toll Plaza in Kochi

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6199/kochimay201123large.jpg
cc: Arun Mathew

Its not as good as above designs, as space constraints of Kerala roads.....

^^ that is actually a nicely done toll plaza ...

nice thread..

^^ that is actually a nicely done toll plaza ...
That is actually one of the lousy toll plazas ever built in India.Leave the structure/elevation and compare the other features with the other toll plazas.Space constraint was there,but that was overcame by making the admin centre at level one,instead of making it a separate building.

^^ that is actually a nicely done toll plaza ...

Well beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.... Some like it because of the design, some may not because of the location, some hate it because of the money charged...... Well, to be honest, I personally hate all toll plazas, ofcourse because my wallets are getting slimmer..... But that is a necessary evil too.

Thanks RSrikanth for starting the thread. Its nice to see and compare the designs..... Lovely:)

Kerala first toll plaza- The Kumbalam Toll Plaza in Kochi

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6199/kochimay201123large.jpg
cc: Arun Mathew

Its not as good as above designs, as space constraints of Kerala roads.....

Its nice, even the roof says its unique Kerala's architecture..

^^ i can see what they were trying to do, but could be better.
Nice thread

Its nice, even the roof says its unique Kerala's architecture..
The one near Thrissur is far far better than this (somewhat a Kerala Temple,say Guruvayoor Temple,architecture; of course the Concessionaire is Guruvayur Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.).That is also in "space constraint Kerala".You can compare both of these two and differentiate what all lack in this particular one except the architecture.

The one near Thrissur is far far better than this (somewhat a Kerala Temple,say Guruvayoor Temple,architecture; of course the Concessionaire is Guruvayur Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.).That is also in "space constraint Kerala".You can compare both of these two and differentiate what all lack in this particular one except the architecture.
Can you provide that pic or link if possible?

^^
I'm not having the one because last time when travelled couldn't take the snap as it was raining heavily.But have some when taken during construction..Need to search.

The baap of all tollways 32lanes proposed to increase capacity by adding 18lanes hence total lanes will be 50

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2085/2223804742_689b961b1c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gurgaonshoppingmalls/2223804742/) 32 Lane Gurgaon Expressway Toll Plaza (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gurgaonshoppingmalls/2223804742/) by GurgaonShoppingMalls.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/gurgaonshoppingmalls/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2302/2223804744_81e58a318d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gurgaonshoppingmalls/2223804744/)
32 Lane Gurgaon Expressway Toll Plaza from Close (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gurgaonshoppingmalls/2223804744/) by GurgaonShoppingMalls.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/gurgaonshoppingmalls/), on Flickr

A few toll plazas on the Chennai-Bangalore GQ Section

Sriperumbudur
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9576/img9123o.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8207/img9124t.jpg


http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1153/img9245f.jpg


Konappana Agrahara on the outskirts of Bangalore. The toll plaza is a part of the Hosur Road Expressway.
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7091/img9332l.jpg

Sullurpeta Toll Plaza on the Chennai-Kolkata GQ in Andhra Pradesh

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/368041510_4b54cab774_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdeb/368041510/)
NH -5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdeb/368041510/) by sdeb (http://www.flickr.com/people/sdeb/), on Flickr

Between Dindigul and Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4422869536_148d92cd3f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rameshrasaiyan/4422869536/)
Sare Jahan Se Acha!.. (Better than the entire world, is our Hindustan [India]) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rameshrasaiyan/4422869536/) by ramesh.rasaiyan (http://www.flickr.com/people/rameshrasaiyan/), on Flickr

^^
That one is near Kodai Road (For Dindigul-Samayanallore Stretch).The Concessionaire is DS Toll Road Ltd.(Reliance)

Wow! I'm impressed guys. No matter what we say about our roads, there is no denying that we are channeling our creativity here. Sure we all hate toll booths, but you can't stop to think how good looking and innovative they are at times. Thanks for the pictures guys. Keep up the posting.

Does India have a road tax like here in the UK? So I can understand the tolls if there is no annual road tax for upkeep, maintenance, expansion, safety etc.

We in UK pay a annual road tax based on engine size & how polluting the car is. Pvt Toll Rds make no sense here (UK) even though we have one which is hardly used & has failed to decongest the one of the main & notorious motorways/expressway (M6) here.

I love the Gurgaon toll booth, great & contemporary design.

^^^

We have road tax too but its really very very low like a few hundred rupees and you pay it when you are registering your vehicles. It also varies between various states. In India or in any Developing country ( like China) you will find a lot of Toll road as the new highways are tolled for initial 20-30 years. So if you like came after 30 years the dame roads will be Toll free. so you can say after 50 years in India most of the roads/highway/expressways won't have toll.

^^ I doubt that. We'll have to see. The first set of Toll Road contracts will expire in the coming few years. I do know that the IRB toll plaza just outside Mumbai on the Agra highway in particular expires in 2017. The govt may choose to renew it for all we know. Is it just me or does anyone feel that Reliance builds boring tollbooths?

On the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway:

Copyright Arnica Kohli - Click to view large
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/9609/dsc41001.jpg (http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9609/dsc41001.jpg)

^^ nice shot ...

Great Collections!!

Cross posting from Chennai IT Corridor Project

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/11/05&PageLabel=34&EntityId=Pc03406&ViewMode=HTML

Cross posting from Chennai IT Corridor Project

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/11/05&PageLabel=34&EntityId=Pc03406&ViewMode=HTML
^^^^^^^^
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2011/11/05/34/Img/Pc0340600.jpg

Toll Plaza by NHAI and Collection of Toll by MEP Toll Road Private Ltd.
Location : Boothakudi,near Trichy for the Trichy-Thuvarankurichi Section of NH-38 (Old NH-45B)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9672/img6889c.jpg

Shot Using Canon PowerShot S5 IS (http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2572/s5is02.jpg) on 12.11.2011

NICE Toll booth at Bannerghatta Road East.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5021/5835869937_825c606b00_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21232862@N00/5835869937/)
Tollbooth from above (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21232862@N00/5835869937/) by srikanth.ramakrishnan (http://www.flickr.com/people/21232862@N00/), on Flickr

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^^ That's an awful lot of lights out there.

Toll Plaza @Sengurichi near Ulundurpet,Tamilnadu

View Towards Chennai Side

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1516/img1706h.jpg

View Towards Trichy Side

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3296/img1709s.jpg

Shot Using Canon PowerShot A3100 IS on 30.11.2011

^^
Side View
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2317/img1717a.jpg

Shot Using Canon PowerShot A3100 IS on 30.11.2011

From Google Earth

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2774/sengurichi1.jpg

^^ Those reflectors are green in colour.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5874/mannutytollplaza.jpg

The newly erected Mannuthy-Edappally (Thrissur-Kochi stretch of NH 544) at Paliakkara near Ollur in Thrissur.

Sorry for low quality pic, as its taken from video.

^^^^^^^^
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2011/11/05/34/Img/Pc0340600.jpg

street toll in India ???

street toll in India ???

I believe, its IT Corridor Road in Chennai (Madras)

Yes, it is IT corridor. Around a decade ago, that was a 2 lane road with some ugly buildings, farm lands and few engineering colleges and an alternative route to Mahabalipuram. Big plans announced by the government to convert the road into Expressway with service roads, side walks, nice street furnitures etc. Subsequent governments failed to track the progress of the roads, but the IT industry grown leaps and bounds.

^^Lots of places in INDIA have two lane roads with toll booths. Sadly.

Rasoiya Dhamna Toll Plaza on NH2 - Jharkhand:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1yVFrfv6YN0/TvhY3yW2ohI/AAAAAAAAKMc/nACEyPutqsU/s800/DSC_0511.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fbv1OARI4ig/TvhY4pkGcbI/AAAAAAAAKMo/TjVhxmPJ3jc/s800/DSC_0513.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MISZ5sX7TgE/TvhZDI05evI/AAAAAAAAKM8/7ftXycQCAMU/s800/DSC_0515.JPG

Stil no barrier gates in NHAI controlled tollways !!

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xYqqR3OnM3s/TvhZWLwpB1I/AAAAAAAAKNk/EkQM5xQFlpY/s800/DSC_0520.JPG

Ludhawai Toll Plaza - NH11 (Agra-Jaipur)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xgEFimnGa1o/TvhbsbLGV5I/AAAAAAAAKTs/Jva0XKwx5EU/s800/DSC_0692.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rHI3RGuZmQM/Tvhb0IPZ0SI/AAAAAAAAKT8/KPPntZl0-lQ/s800/DSC_0694.JPG


Korai Toll Plaza - NH11 (Agra-Jaipur)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LaN2NkxekO0/Tvhb2b3GdnI/AAAAAAAAKUM/QCQbt6YD1Ig/s800/DSC_0994.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UtvySN6tSbc/Tvhb-iep5CI/AAAAAAAAKUc/pHFQ9qgD_NI/s800/DSC_0996.JPG

^ I've corrected your captions.

The consultants for the Vadodara-Bharuch section of NH8 submitted the toll plaza design to the World Architecture Festival:

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6563/975ea.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1310/690fy.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3787/11145p.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4290/3119v.jpg


For more images, see the project page (http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=3163)

^^ Love those leading indicator sign boards. very slick

Odd. Most National Highways have auto carriers. Atleast in South India.

Thanks IU !!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/IVRCL-Vijayamangalam-Toll-Plaza.JPGIVRCL Vijayamangalam.
cc me

Paliekkara Toll Plaza; Thrissur on NH 544 (Kochi-Salem)

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/6821/63459328.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/8685/56479515.jpg

Pic courtesy:- Bijurr
Message cross posted from Kerala Roadways Thread-SSC

Jaipur-Kishangarh expressway (part of the golden quadrilateral).

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/62698540

For exaple

how much is a toll ticket in India ??

For exaple

how much is a toll ticket in India ??

Rs. 100 is an example.

Rs. 100 is an example.

100 US dollars ?

100 US dollars ?

No, Shree was saying INR 100, which is somewhat around 2 US Dollars.... Well I don't think all Toll Plazas in the country is charging uniform.... It varies depending upon length of the highway stretch, type of vehicles, nature of patronage etc...


For Example, in Kerala, the NH 544 now has a toll gate from Thrissur to Edappally in Kochi which covers a distance of 60 Kms. They charge Rs 55 for Cars and Light Vehicles and around 100 for heavy vehicles for single pass, while one day valid multiple pass gets discounts....

Toll rates vary depending on the length, width, terrain, number of bridges, etc. Eg- Aathupalam in Coimbatore charges 5 rupees for cars.

Toll rates vary depending on the length, width, terrain, number of bridges, etc. Eg- Aathupalam in Coimbatore charges 8 rupees for cars.

Toll rates vary depending on the length, width, terrain, number of bridges, etc. Eg- Aathupalam in Coimbatore charges 5 rupees for cars.



Toll rates vary depending on the length, width, terrain, number of bridges, etc. Eg- Aathupalam in Coimbatore charges 8 rupees for cars.

Rates increased in 1 minute :lol:

No, Shree was saying INR 100, which is somewhat around 2 US Dollars.... Well I don't think all Toll Plazas in the country is charging uniform.... It varies depending upon length of the highway stretch, type of vehicles, nature of patronage etc...


For Example, in Kerala, the NH 544 now has a toll gate from Thrissur to Edappally in Kochi which covers a distance of 60 Kms. They charge Rs 55 for Cars and Light Vehicles and around 100 for heavy vehicles for single pass, while one day valid multiple pass gets discounts....



Thanks for explanation...

Good luck for India. :)

Rates increased in 1 minute :lol:
:cheers:Thanks for explanation...

Good luck for India. :)
It varies on Contractor, Road Length, Carriageway width, road type, number of bridges/flyovers/culverts, service lanes, length of contract, state, etc.

CC ME:
Coimbatore Bypass:
Aathupalam Toll Gate
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/L%26T-Aathupalam-Toll-Gate.jpg
Neelambur Toll Plaza
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/L%26T-CBE-Bypass-Toll-Plaza-at-Neelambur.JPG

X posting from Tamil Nadu highways thread:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fj6wrQang44/T3ySiPMw2fI/AAAAAAAAAWA/cMghh1WLs3c/s903/Toll+in+NH44.jpg

Guys, can we keep this thread alive?

Apologies if any snap has been posted before:

Toll Plazas on NH7/44 in Tamil Nadu and 47/544 in Tamil Nadu.

All photos are mine, hosted on the Wikimedia Commons.


Reliance Krishnagiri:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Reliance-HKTRPL-UFCP.JPG/640px-Reliance-HKTRPL-UFCP.JPG

L&T Thoppur:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Larsen-and-Toubro-Thoppur-Toll-Plaza.JPG/640px-Larsen-and-Toubro-Thoppur-Toll-Plaza.JPG

MVR Omalur:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/MVR-Omalur-Toll-Plaza.JPG/640px-MVR-Omalur-Toll-Plaza.JPG

Reliance Namakkal:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Reliance-NKTRPL-Toll-Plaza.JPG/640px-Reliance-NKTRPL-Toll-Plaza.JPG

IVRCL Vaikundam:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/IVRCL-Vaikundam-Toll-Plaza.JPG/640px-IVRCL-Vaikundam-Toll-Plaza.JPG

IVRCL Vijayamangalam:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/IVRCL-Vijayamangalam-Toll-Plaza.JPG/640px-IVRCL-Vijayamangalam-Toll-Plaza.JPG

L&T Neelambur:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/L%26T-CBE-Bypass-Toll-Plaza-at-Neelambur.JPG/640px-L%26T-CBE-Bypass-Toll-Plaza-at-Neelambur.JPG

L&T Aathupalam:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/L%26T-Aathupalam-Toll-Gate.jpg

NH22's toll plaza at Chandimandir, Haryana

Copyright Jaipal Singh Datta
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/47/img3216l.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6671/img3217r.jpg

^^ Looks swanky ...

njvDStZiAPs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvDStZiAPs

^^How old is that???

8 years I think

^^Looks like the sheets might require some 'renewal' ...

Madhucon Trichy-Thanjavur Expresway Toll Plaza
CC: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Incrazy
From Wikimedia Commons.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/NH_67_Toll_Gate_in_Trichy.jpg/640px-NH_67_Toll_Gate_in_Trichy.jpg

Almost all Toll Plazas of Madhucon have adopted similar design atleast after 2009.The first one being at Andippattikottai in NH-44 (Karur-Dindigul), in Tamilnadu.

Almost all Toll Plazas of Madhucon have adopted similar design atleast after 2009.The first one being at Andippattikottai in NH-44 (Karur-Dindigul), in Tamilnadu.
I thought so too when I saw the TNDKEL on their website.
It looks inspired from their Granite workshops. :)

Anyone has a pic of the Dahisar Toll Naka in Bombay ???

Some shots taken while heading north from Agra

Copyright सतीश गर्ग ludhiana
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7494/98853796.jpg

near the exit for SH 22A
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/4425/48197868.jpg


approaching a toll plaza
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/2567/75751228.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9070/31047162.jpg

X posting

BWSL Mumbai:
cc-nickssss
http://a.imageshack.us/img841/4678/img1238av.jpg (http://img841.imageshack.us/i/img1238av.jpg/)

A few more Toll Plazas.

All pics, CC me.

Reliance Namakkal Karur, again

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Reliance-NKTRPL-Toll-Plaza-2.JPG

Reliance Trichy Dindigul
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Reliance-TDTRPL-Toll-Plaza.JPG

Madhucon Karur - Dindigul

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Madhucon-TNDKEL-Toll-Plaza.JPG

Kodaikanal
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Kodai-Ghat-Toll-House.JPG

IRB Thane, by praveenmjadhav76
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/48677078.jpg

Toll plaza for IGI airport
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae295/indianrockstars5/IMG_0284.jpg

Road leading towards IGI

One more.

See now that doesn't make sense. There are 3 lanes. 4 direction signs?

^^Which one are you referring to?

See now that doesn't make sense. There are 3 lanes. 4 direction signs?

There are 5 lanes there.

See now that doesn't make sense. There are 3 lanes. 4 direction signs?

I agree with you here.

See now that doesn't make sense. There are 3 lanes. 4 direction signs?

Shree Chatur Champak-chhotelaal.

It's a matter of perspective due to the angle the picture has been taken.

Hope the peeli Rekha ( yellow line) helps you . Abb ye matt poochhna ki there are only 3 lanes and 4 yellow lines..
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n311/dandpatta/3lanesor4lanes.jpg

^^It's a one way Toll Plaza right?

Shree Chatur Champak-chhotelaal.


P2, Shree was referring to the photo of the Yamuna expressway on the previous page.

Edit: here's what he was refering to. . .
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/689/51661975.jpg

P2, Shree was referring to the photo of the Yamuna expressway on the previous page.
Which doesn't have any signage. :(

P2, Shree was referring to the photo of the Yamuna expressway on the previous page.


http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/689/51661975.jpg
Now that's silly.
There can be even six arrows pointing left and ten pointing straight with just 2 lanes.

I get you KB.. but still, to say that each lane would lead to the assigned/marked destination would be a bit too much to expect. My interpretation of the signages would be that to go Palwal and Agra, keep the left most lanes and to go Noida and Delhi, keep on the right or middle lane(s)

I get you KB.. but still, to say that each lane would lead to the assigned/marked destination would be a bit too much to expect. My interpretation of the signages would be that to go Palwal and Agra, keep the left most lanes and to go Noida and Delhi, keep on the right or middle lane(s)
What I said earlier.

Charoti Toll Naka
Mumbai-Ahmedabad NH48.

CC omvaikul
http://www.223cc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/P6210013-1024x768.jpg

CC lendearun
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/48146400.jpg

TUmkur Road Toll Plaza Bangalore.
cc Kadri007.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nf7-5kUhCWI/TJ9256CMwSI/AAAAAAAAIso/83ela0-065k/s640/YK_008.jpg
If the image doesn't show, click https://picasaweb.google.com/kadri007/IndiaRoads?feat=directlink#5521262405382619426

BIAl Toll Plaza Bangalore.
cc Avinash2060
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_7hiba0gQ8Ac/TZh3sAol0aI/AAAAAAAABkg/9Ml0C9WBVvY/s800/IMG_1312.JPG

I get you KB.. but still, to say that each lane would lead to the assigned/marked destination would be a bit too much to expect. My interpretation of the signages would be that to go Palwal and Agra, keep the left most lanes and to go Noida and Delhi, keep on the right or middle lane(s)

P2, firstly, I think the division of that piece of signage is incorrect in that whilst both Palwal and Aligarh share the same exit (and should therefore, share a single sign), the current signage post shows two separately demarcated boards for those destinations. What's worse is that the shoulder's been signed as an exit lane.

P2, firstly, I think the division of that piece of signage is incorrect in that whilst both Palwal and Aligarh share the same exit (and should therefore, share a single sign), the current signage post shows two separately demarcated boards for those destinations. What's worse is that the shoulder's been signed as an exit lane.
Woah. Not necessary.
They fit it separately, what's wrong in that?
Also, the shoulder will widen and the solid line will give way to a dotted one.
Chill, let's discuss Toll Plazas here please.

Woah. Not necessary.

Says who?


They fit it separately, what's wrong in that?

My previous post explains what's wrong with that.


Also, the shoulder will widen and the solid line will give way to a dotted one.

Oh my God what? So you're saying it's okay to use the shoulder as a regular driving lane just because they eventually lead up to exits? Absurd.

P2, firstly, I think the division of that piece of signage is incorrect in that whilst both Palwal and Aligarh share the same exit (and should therefore, share a single sign), the current signage post shows two separately demarcated boards for those destinations. What's worse is that the shoulder's been signed as an exit lane.

Yes KB your points are valid esp about the shoulder. Perhaps there is some signage revision on order ? That's our hope. Otherwise yes, it can get confusing.

NH-38 (Old NH-45)
Location: Thirumandurai
Direction: Towards Trichy

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/2029/img20120619102553.jpg

NH-44 (Old NH-7)
Location: Near Pallappatti (Karur-Dindigul Stretch)
Concessionaire: TN(DK) Expresways Ltd

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/400207_112457215541931_776154758_n.jpg

Source (https://www.facebook.com/tndk.plaza)

The signage for the expressway should have all of the 3 lanes marked with NOIDA and Delhi with no separation between noida and delhi to mark that the direction for both are the same. The last time i posted an example of this, people got angry. I am just showing an example of the way it should be done:

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/930/screenshot20120209at747.png
http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/9171/screenshot20120903at125.png
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9171/screenshot20120903at125.png
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9642/screenshot20120903at121.png

NOTE: THIS IMAGE HAS NOT BEEN POSTED WITH AN INTENT TO IRRITATE OR ANNOY. IT IS A MERE EXAMPLE OF A PERSONAL BELIEF HELD BY THE PERSON WHO HAS POSTED THIS. PLEASE PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM RATHER THAN MALICIOUS REMARKS.

^^^
Expressways and Highway signages are not standardized in India at all .. there is not point on arguing about that !!

All I am saying is that the standardisation could start from the MPE or the YEW. We have got to make a starting point.

You are not saying that my friend. You are just trying to prove that the road signs are not world class here, nothing more.

You are young, try to be more constructive rather than always trying to find faults.

You are not saying that my friend. You are just trying to prove that the road signs are not world class here, nothing more.

You are young, try to be more constructive rather than always trying to find faults.

Allow me to decide what I am saying. I am trying to say that some improvements and standardisations need to be made logically.

deleted : redundant

^^CAn we go back to TOLL PLAZAS?

All I am saying is that the standardisation could start from the MPE or the YEW. We have got to make a starting point.

I couldn't agree with you more. Im deeply embarrased that a country like ours still hasn't adopted a system of standardised signage.


I also believe that not everything you say is with the sole intention of annoying the touchy ones.

^^ Dude, if you want to discuss road signs, please let us create a new thread.

^^ and why don't you stay out of my face?!

^^ and why don't you stay out of my face?!
IT IS CALLED THE The Indian Toll Plazas thread for a reason.

Attibele Toll PLaza, cc dhanasekharan:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56022607.jpg

This toll plaza is now defunct as the Toll was abolished when the bridge got damaged during flash floods:
Karur, new Amaravathi bridge. cc me,
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Defunct-Amaravathi-Toll-Plaza-Karur.jpg

IT IS CALLED THE The Indian Toll Plazas thread for a reason.

Don't care. Stop getting your panties in a twist by repeating yourself over and over. My comment was meant to bring closure to the topic of signage, which we've all established as being anything but uniform, confusing, and often times, dangerous. You should stop behaving like the sole custodian of this thread just because you happen to have started it, and let the mods decide what stays and what doesn't.

Anyway, I think toll plaza/booth signs should be standardised too. It's much too tacky to have varying name plates/fonts all over the place.

DND Toll plaza, cc Jayashankar Menon
http://carimg.sulekha.com/automotive-albums/default/original/delhi_noida_flyway_toll_plaza.jpg

Don't care. Stop getting your panties in a twist by repeating yourself over and over. My comment was meant to bring closure to the topic of signage, which we've all established as being anything but uniform, confusing, and often times, dangerous. You should stop behaving like the sole custodian of this thread just because you happen to have started it, and let the mods decide what stays and what doesn't.

Anyway, I think toll plaza/booth signs should be standardised too. It's much too tacky to have varying name plates/fonts all over the place.

+1

Rather then mentioning who built the damn highway. "Jaypee welcomes you to Yamuna Expressway", just standardise the damn thing. Choose a font which becomes mandatory across this country. I think that they should pick this font:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_(typeface)

Standardizing signs at toll plazas and for traffic control in India is repeating the trends elsewhere in the world.

Everywhere in the world, as high speed highways and expressways were built, signs went from missing to awful to improved to better to good to very good. In the USA, traffic sign systems improved years after many highways were in use.

With time, India is making progress with road sign systems, with room to make more improvements... which I am confident will come as the traffic grows and India's high speed motorway density per 1000 people gets closer to developed country ratios. You need better signs as high speed motorways intersect, and confusion must be reduced.

Letting builders display their name (e.g. "Jaypee welcomes...") is good, desirable. You want to know who is responsible, you want them to feel responsible, you want to celebrate the good from not so good.

Here is some history for road/traffic toll signs:
Quick History (https://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/ghawkins/MUTCD-History_files/MUTCD-history.TexITE.pdf)
Road signs history and latest knowledge - links
(https://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/ghawkins/MUTCD-History.htm)
Another history link - some pictures (http://www.us-highways.com/ussign.htm)

For fonts, the typeface developed by the British are okay, but not the best IMO. I like those in Switzerland, and the newer fonts in some parts of the USA/elsewhere - they are far easier to read, more intuitive, less error prone and work well during night/bad weather/heavy traffic.

Frutiger - Swiss sign fonts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frutiger)
Clearview - USA new sign fonts (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/magazine/12fonts-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all)

You are right. I like the Frutiger font. Its really nice

Standardizing signs at toll plazas and for traffic control in India is repeating the trends elsewhere in the world.

"Repeating trends?" Sorry, but :omg: what?!


Letting builders display their name (e.g. "Jaypee welcomes...") is good, desirable. You want to know who is responsible, you want them to feel responsible, you want to celebrate the good from not so good.

Personally, I have no problem with builders and developers displaying their company name on toll booths but the problem lies where signage at one toll booth differs completely from the next. That's utterly daft, IMO. This is ONE country ... with a single highway authority, so it's time we started standardising toll information display signs/fonts/ sizes at these crucial points nationwide.

L&T Krishnagiri Walajahpet Tollway, Vaniyambadi.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/LT-KWTL-Vaniyambadi-Toll-Plaza.JPG

L&T Krishnagiri Walajahpet Tollway, Pallikonda.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/LTKWTL-Pallikonda-Toll-Plaza.JPG

Both cc me.

http://i49.************/2v3h844.jpg



http://i48.************/iypvk0.jpg

^^Nice.
Is it on NH 66 [old 17]?

Toll Plaza on NH-38 (Old NH-45) by M/s Trichy Tollway Pvt.Ltd at Sengurichi near Ulundurpet,Tamilnadu.

http://imageshack.us/a/img715/157/20121107092323.jpg

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^^BUilt by Shapoorji Pallonji, looks impressive.

^^
Not exactly. The concessioniare M/s Trichy Tollway Pvt. Ltd is a JV of IJM Infrastructure & Shapoorji Pallonji (50-50). The EPC was done by IJM and Afcons for SP :)

^^
Not exactly. The concessioniare M/s Trichy Tollway Pvt. Ltd is a JV of IJM Infrastructure & Shapoorji Pallonji (50-50). The EPC was done by IJM and Afcons for SP :)

The BOT owner as such is SPG right?

But the Toll plaza, even for such a standard design, looks super slick.

The BOT owner as such is SPG right?
How?

How?

I'm getting confused myself.
But SPG is now bidding for various other BOT Road projects.
Like this one. It's good. They have a good track record.
http://www.nhai.org/Doc/13jan12/list%20of%20prequalified%20applicants.pdf

I'm getting confused myself.
There is no question of confusion. For an SPV of 50-50 share between two parties the ownership cannot fully taken by either one. Here, SP & IJM is the two parties and they have equal partnership. Hope it is clear :)

PS: Heard that SP & IJM is selling their share equally to another company; that said M/s TTPL will become a JV of three companies with equal shares/partnership. Don't know much details about this.

^^Sounds interesting.
Will have to wait and watch.

Punjab and Haryana high court has issued show cause notice to the ACP (traffic) Gurgaon Ravinder Tomar and the Administrator, HUDA Gurgaon, Praveen Kumar asking them as to why proceedings for contempt of court not initiated against them for not complying the October 8 orders pertaining to the toll plaza of Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.

Punjab and Haryana high court has issued show cause notice to the ACP (traffic) Gurgaon Ravinder Tomar and the Administrator, HUDA Gurgaon, Praveen Kumar asking them as to why proceedings for contempt of court not initiated against them for not complying the October 8 orders pertaining to the toll plaza of Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.
What was the court order actually?

MS SH 60.
CC Koresh:
MH SH 60 Pune - Ahmednagar - Aurangabad [Maharastra State Highway]


http://s8.postimage.org/y4sb6u7b9/DSC_0045.jpg

Toll Plaza on NH-38 (Old NH-45) by M/s Trichy Tollway Pvt.Ltd at Sengurichi near Ulundurpet,Tamilnadu.

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shoddy signs. How is one supposed to know which Lane to to use. The lettering is too small. Once you get close enough to read the sign, it becomes difficult change lane.

Also there are too many words in the road signs. Even the NHAI sign

^^That is actually one of the better ones in TN. The ones on the Chennai Tada stretch are worse.

shoddy signs. How is one supposed to know which Lane to to use. The lettering is too small. Once you get close enough to read the sign, it becomes difficult change lane.
It all depends on how you judge and read the toll plaza area..I'm sure you won't be driving at high speeds at this area (atleast in the 250m area). The size of letters are sufficient to read for a normal person at this distance. Also, for non-literates symbols of type of vehicles are also shown. Anyhow, you may not read the signs first;but the signal lights which will guide you which lane is open. By the time your vehicle might've reached the first speed breaker. Here, the first three lanes are meant for same class of vehicles so no confusion at all. For heavy vehicles definitely they won't be moving not more than 15km/hr at this area. Also, a regular heavy vehicle driver may know that the extreme lanes are meant for them.

In general, nobody is following the lane principle at toll plaza. All will choose the lane which is empty or less line up of vehicles :)

Also there are too many words in the road signs. Even the NHAI sign
There are sufficient words in those signs which are needed. Also, as per my knowledge there is ONLY one/type of NHAI sign as shown :)

It all depends on how you judge and read the toll plaza area..I'm sure you won't be driving at high speeds at this area (atleast in the 250m area). The size of letters are sufficient to read for a normal person at this distance. Also, for non-literates symbols of type of vehicles are also shown. Anyhow, you may not read the signs first;but the signal lights which will guide you which lane is open. By the time your vehicle might've reached the first speed breaker. Here, the first three lanes are meant for same class of vehicles so no confusion at all. For heavy vehicles definitely they won't be moving not more than 15km/hr at this area. Also, a regular heavy vehicle driver may know that the extreme lanes are meant for them.

In general, nobody is following the lane principle at toll plaza. All will choose the lane which is empty or less line up of vehicles :)

There are sufficient words in those signs which are needed. Also, as per my knowledge there is ONLY one/type of NHAI sign as shown :)



I suppose it is a matter of opinion but the signage is not world class. It is quite poor.


There is no need to make Lane 1, Lane 2 the largest lettering. WHy even mention them? If it is necessary to separate lanes by vehicle type, the vehicle symbol should be the largest. There is no need to distinguish between literates and illiterates:)


the smaller lettering is not really readable from this distance and is probably superfluous, and added by some clerk who cant help himself.


You are right that it doesn't really matter, drivers will choose whichever lane is empty. But then why all the complexity?


Signage should contain the absolute minimum amount of information necessary for the task


possibly like this .


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weston_Toll_Plaza.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weston_Toll_Plaza.jpg)

"Illiterates" I used in a sarcastic way. Normally all highway signages are of pictorial, aren't they? Does it mean that all road users are illiterate?

All the signs are used (in this pic in particular) as purely based on IRC and the size of the letters are very much visible from the 250m as I mentioned earlier. There is no complexity. Sometimes back (may be last year or so) I replied about this; if a system or specification any to be followed it must be followed whether any individual follows or not in case by case. Afterall, in India rules are specifications are for violation and criticism.

In a Toll Plaza area, the information shall be more explanatory than in a highway area.Why so? you just go to a busy Toll Plaza and experience it :)

I suppose it is a matter of opinion but the signage is not world class. It is quite poor.
[...]
Signage should contain the absolute minimum amount of information necessary for the task

possibly like this .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weston_Toll_Plaza.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weston_Toll_Plaza.jpg)

Signage should indeed contain minimal information, that is necessary, sufficient and intuitive.

Given the amazing diversity and numerous languages in India, symbolic information would serve it better. Symbolic signs should include minimal text in local language followed by english (later for international tourists) - similar to signage in mainland Europe.

The signs should begin few hundred yards before the toll booth, perhaps an evolved version of this (http://www.alpsnbach.co.uk/?page_id=150) or this (http://www.relax.com.sg/relax/news/400550/Second_Link_users_to_pay_30_less_toll.html).

In a Toll Plaza area, the information shall be more explanatory than in a highway area.Why so? you just go to a busy Toll Plaza and experience it :)


if you look at toll plazas in other countries the signage is very simple and minimalistic. That is becasuse it is confusing to some people, so you need to have less information overload. Anything that is not required should be stripped out.

Sorry to read that describing the toll lanes as lane 1, lane etc is now part of a standard. Indian babus strike again. Now this is mistake will be repeated everywhere:ohno:

Signage should indeed contain minimal information, that is necessary, sufficient and intuitive.

Given the amazing diversity and numerous languages in India, symbolic information would serve it better. Symbolic signs should include minimal text in local language followed by english (later for international tourists) - similar to signage in mainland Europe.
I think this is following in India too, but not in "Toll Plaza" signages. But all the information signs in the approaching area of Toll Plaza are following the 3 language system viz; Local Language, Hindi & English.

The signs should begin few hundred yards before the toll booth.
These are followed too, yes of course not in all Toll Plaza approach. I posted a few among them either in thread or in the Highways Pictures thread long back; I think.
if you look at toll plazas in other countries the signage is very simple and minimalistic. That is becasuse it is confusing to some people, so you need to have less information overload. Anything that is not required should be stripped out.


Sorry to read that describing the toll lanes as lane 1, lane etc is now part of a standard. Indian babus strike again. Now this is mistake will be repeated everywhere:ohno:
I think, IRC is based on the indian conditions and the user response and timely getting updated. For Toll Plazas, the 1st specifications are published a few years back (in 2010?). Of course, on user response and research, it may get updated as usual on a timely manner.. You are always free to send such suggestions to IRC. :)

I think, IRC is based on the indian conditions and the user response and timely getting updated.

User input should be a tiny fraction of the process, possibly in the final approval stage. Consultants should be employed to write a new standard. You actually need to do some research, conduct some trials etc on this. However there is a lot of stuff available internationally

The signs should begin few hundred yards before the toll booth, perhaps an evolved version of this (http://www.alpsnbach.co.uk/?page_id=150) or this (http://www.relax.com.sg/relax/news/400550/Second_Link_users_to_pay_30_less_toll.html).

agreed
each sign contains a certain amount of information. this should be defined in a standard. If for some reaon you need to convery more info, it should be spread out, in well spaced signs

for example there is no need to include the huge NHAI logo in the the sign that displays distances etc. Such superfluous information (such as the road builder, or authority) are usually kept as independant signs, in the middle of nowhere when there is not much going on.

User input should be a tiny fraction of the process, possibly in the final approval stage. Consultants should be employed to write a new standard. You actually need to do some research, conduct some trials etc on this. However there is a lot of stuff available internationally
For such standards, the user input have a crucial role than a tiny fraction. Of course, IRC asks for the feedback/research reports/opinions etc from consultants/concessionaires/contractors/govt agencies/IRC members for any specification for its updation. After the scrutiny/discussions by the empanel committee, its being approved. AFAIK, some of the internationally available techniques/specifications (eg: ECBs for road users and to some extent VMS etc) found not suitable under Indian conditions. Thus atleast the specifications for VMS were later made to suit under Indian conditions by IRC. Still for several things BS,AASHTO,ASTM specifications are followed since IRC specifications are not available. Thats why I told send your observations in the flaws;if any; to IRC so that they may consider it and may include in the next revision. :)

Toll Plaza by NHAI and Collection of Toll by MEP Toll Road Private Ltd.
Location : Boothakudi,near Trichy for the Trichy-Thuvarankurichi Section of NH-38 (Old NH-45B)
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1516/img1706h.jpg

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View Towards Trichy Side



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Another

Vikravandi Toll PlazaTollgate near Vikravandi
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/988/img2031rq.jpg

Source: Archdaily/archohm (http://www.archdaily.com/322127/toll-plaza-archohm/).

Architects: archohm
Location: Narol-Naroda Road, Gujarat, India
Design Team: Mrs. Rachna Mittal, Mr. Shahzad Ahmad
Principal Architect: Mr. Sourabh Gupta
Client: L&T IDPL Ltd
Area: 3,860 sqm
Year: 2010
Find more details about it in source link.

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Excellent Toll Plaza by L&T.

Instead of spending so much money and consuming land for creating toll plazas all over the country, India should make a one-time investment for electronically operated toll highways.

There are no toll booths along the length of an electronically-operated highway. Transponders or licence plates are read at entrance and exit points and distances calculated electronically. Drivers are mailed their bill several days later.

This system, called open road tolling, significantly reduces travel time and saves petrol, and will actually help India's economy.
All that's needed is to deploy cameras to read transponders and the ANPR technology on India's tolled highways / expressways.

reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_road_tolling

An example is the successful 407 ETR (express toll route) in Canada:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Highway_407

At entrance and exit points, these overhead scanners charge drivers based on either transponders in vehicles or image of license plate:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Electronic_Toll_Equipment_in_Ontario.jpg
source (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Electronic_Toll_Equipment_in_Ontario.jpg)

Even in places like Canada and US this system is only used in some of the roads only and there also most vehicles do not have the "tags" . It is a huge logistical challenge and if you consider that you don't want toll collection after 25 years then toll plazas are not bad in most of the country. Though I do agree places like DGE and other extremely busy expressways can use this system.

Toll Gate near Rajkot Gondal bypass NH8 B
IL&FS
http://imageshack.us/a/img690/8533/nh8btoll.jpg

Toll Gate at Kamrej, Surat NH8
IRB
http://imageshack.us/a/img209/5439/irbtollkamej.jpg

Even in places like Canada and US this system is only used in some of the roads only and there also most vehicles do not have the "tags".

Most highways in the US and Canada are toll-free which is why you don't see it often. However, as far as I know, most tolled freeways (expressways) use open road tolling in the US and Canada, and not expensive toll plazas.


It is a huge logistical challenge and if you consider that you don't want toll collection after 25 years then toll plazas are not bad in most of the country.

Actually, it would be much cheaper to dismantle the scanners than dismantle a toll plaza.


Though I do agree places like DGE and other extremely busy expressways can use this system.
I hope this gets implemented in the near future; that would be awesome! No need for drivers to stop at each toll plaza; just drive in and drive out.

Tags are already available for DGE , its just that people without tags enter lanes with tag and choke the whole system.

The problem in our country is implementation of law, which is extremely poor !!

Tags are already available for DGE , its just that people without tags enter lanes with tag and choke the whole system.

The problem in our country is implementation of law, which is extremely poor !!

There are problems in every country, including many developed countries.
Open road tolling would solve the issues with 'tags' because the scanners would read the license plates or transponders.

There are problems in every country, including many developed countries.
Open road tolling would solve the issues with 'tags' because the scanners would read the license plates or transponders.

Open road tolling is convenient indeed.

For open road tolling to work, a lot of secondary systems must work reliably. These include:

* Reliable mail delivery and post office
* Widespread reliable non-cash transaction economy; that is, people must have bank accounts with checks (cheques) / credit cards / etc. - so that they can mail in or electronically pay the invoices.
* Reliable nationwide database of drivers, car owners, addresses, license plate numbers
* Reliable way to collect from those who do not pay their open road toll invoice
* The law must allow that the cost of collection can be added to the cost of toll
* Streamlined, fast processing of traffic cases in courts; it should not take months and years to hear or resolve an unpaid toll case
* Reliable enforcement - if people do not pay their open road toll by mail, the authorities will impound the vehicle, without political or media activist interference

In many many countries, such as India, some or many of the above requirements are not reliably met. Physical toll plazas and on-the-spot cash collection of toll are then necessary.

Some L&T IDPL tolls in Gujarat

Vadodara - Bharuch (GQ) stretch of NH8

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/460/vadodarabharuch2020toll.jpg

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Rajkot - Jamnagar - Vadinar stretch of State Highway 25

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http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/3447/dsc00190lc.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6936/dsc00581pq.jpg

^^Truly marvellous

Talegaon Toll Plaza, Mumbai pune Expressway, cc: Mihir
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Talegaon Toll Booth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihirsam/993314087/) by mihir (http://www.flickr.com/people/mihirsam/), on Flickr

Chengalpet, Chennai Grand Southern Trunk Road. cc Ashok Prabhakaran.
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Toll Plaza (http://www.flickr.com/photos/freakyyash/4236917326/) by Ashok666 (http://www.flickr.com/people/freakyyash/), on Flickr

Approaching toll road Delhi -Gurgaon

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8582727321_f810f38f1b_b.jpg

^^Which toll plaza is that? Delhi Gurgaon? Looks different.

Delhi -Gurgaon

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The best infra in india

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Cycling backroads and a freeway Badami via Pattadakal, Aihole and Hungund to Kushtagi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gofootloose/8534857237/) by gofootloose (http://www.flickr.com/people/gofootloose/), on Flickr

One will have to spend more while traveling on NH4 towards Hubli at the Ashoka Buildcon Toll booth at Hire Bagewadi. Prices have been increased from midnight of April 1, 2013 and same prices will be retained upto March 31, 2014.
New rates:
Cars – Rs.75 per trip. Rs.110 for multiple visits in a day
LCV/LGV- Rs.120 per trip
Bus/Truck – Rs.250

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Noida DND Toll (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shikher/2314357568/) by Shikher's Imagery (http://www.flickr.com/people/shikher/), on Flickr

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Overfly NOIDA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vm2827/3486703628/) by vm2827 (http://www.flickr.com/people/vm2827/), on Flickr

IRB Surat:
cc Abdussalam bangi
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