Cricket legend and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has written to the CM, asking him to address the many problems related to toll gates, saying they take a “physical and mental toll on citizens who travel in and out of the city.” In the February 20 letter written on his MP letterhead, the Master Blaster has taken up the issues concerning operation of toll plazas in the city, which cause traffic snarls and act as bottlenecks, and requested the CM to address them “to reduce the physical and mental toll on citizens”.

Sachin listed out toll gates along the periphery of the city and mentioned that the addition of the toll plaza at Kharghar has compounded woes for the citizens. He made a point of stating that it is time one reviews the number of toll plazas, rather than keep adding to the list. He cites burning precious fuel, road blocks and traffic snarls as a direct result of this. He also says that fumbling for change of Rs 5 results in traffic snarls at various toll blocks.