Four Toll barriers in Sirmaur auctioned for ₹31.90 Cr
Shimla, March 2
The auction of four toll barriers in Sirmaur district, located on the Himachal Pradesh borders with Uttarakhand and Haryana, concluded on Saturday. The State Tax and Excise Department had set the reserve price at ₹31.70 crore, which was 7.5% higher than the previous year. The final auction price reached ₹31.90 crore, generating an additional revenue of ₹19.79 lakh for the government.
The auction took place at the Rural Development Authority office, with Additional Commissioner of South Zone, Vivek Kumar, presiding as Collector. Acting Deputy Commissioner of Sirmaur, L.R. Verma, served as the Presiding Officer and Observer. Assistant Commissioner Prem Kayath and Deputy Commissioner (State Tax and Excise) Himanshu R. Panwar oversaw the process, along with other officials.
Among the toll barriers, Kala Amb was auctioned for ₹15.95 crore to Ramesh Chauhan of Meerut, against a reserve price of ₹15.85 crore. Govind Ghat (Paonta Sahib) was sold for ₹8.63 crore, slightly above its reserve price of ₹8.62 crore. Bahral was auctioned to Vinod Kumar Malik of Muzaffarnagar for ₹7.08 crore, exceeding its reserve price of ₹6.98 crore. Minas toll barrier, with a base price of ₹23.91 lakh, was sold for ₹23.98 lakh to Antar Singh of Shillai.
Last year, these toll barriers were auctioned for ₹29.49 crore. The increased revenue will contribute to the state’s infrastructure and transport developme
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