FASTag comes into force from today, evokes mixed reaction from commuters

FASTag came into force from Sunday across the national highways. The government has mandated FASTag for toll payments from December 15 onwards.At a toll plaza, 75 per cent lanes will be accepting FASTag whereas 25 per cent 'hybrid lanes' will continue operating till the government enforces mandatory usage of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based FASTag for all.However, at every toll plaza pan India one hybrid lane will remain operative for the vehicles from both directions.At Delhi-Faridabad toll plaza on National Highway 48, Sunil Agarwal, a commuter, said: "Non-stop passing of cars at the toll plazas is helping us in saving our time and fuel. People should accept it positively."However, before plastic money comes into full force without exemption, the commuters queueing up in the cash lanes expressed concerns."We are facing trouble. The government has extended the deadline for another month. However, toll plazas are not opening enough gates for cash payment. Earlier we used to