<p>Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has exempted vehicles plying on Konkan routes from paying toll or road tax between September 5 and 19 in view of the Ganesh festival, beginning Saturday.</p><p>The Public Works Department (PWD) issued a notification on Wednesday to this effect.</p><p>The toll waiver will be applicable between September 5 and 19 only for Konkan-bound vehicles travelling on the Mumbai-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Goa national highways, and state highways.</p>.250 years on, this Indore family of artists keeps alive tradition of making Holkar-era Ganesh idols.<p>Vehicles must obtain a pass issued by RTO officials and the traffic police department to avail of the road tax payment exemption, as per the notification.</p><p>The PWD also issued a standard pass format with its official notification. The pass document is valid for the vehicle's return journey and serves as the qualifying document for toll payment exemption, it stated.</p><p>Thousands of people from Mumbai and neighbouring regions travel to their native places in the coastal Konkan region to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival every year.</p>.<p>Several state-run and private buses are expected to carry Konkan-bound passengers ahead of the festival from Mumbai alone.</p><p>Politicians and various organisations also arrange for private buses to facilitate the journey of Ganesh devotees.</p><p>The notable surge in vehicular traffic necessitates measures to alleviate congestion, prompting the state government to announce toll waivers to prevent impediments to traffic flow. </p>
<p>Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has exempted vehicles plying on Konkan routes from paying toll or road tax between September 5 and 19 in view of the Ganesh festival, beginning Saturday.</p><p>The Public Works Department (PWD) issued a notification on Wednesday to this effect.</p><p>The toll waiver will be applicable between September 5 and 19 only for Konkan-bound vehicles travelling on the Mumbai-Bengaluru and Mumbai-Goa national highways, and state highways.</p>.250 years on, this Indore family of artists keeps alive tradition of making Holkar-era Ganesh idols.<p>Vehicles must obtain a pass issued by RTO officials and the traffic police department to avail of the road tax payment exemption, as per the notification.</p><p>The PWD also issued a standard pass format with its official notification. The pass document is valid for the vehicle's return journey and serves as the qualifying document for toll payment exemption, it stated.</p><p>Thousands of people from Mumbai and neighbouring regions travel to their native places in the coastal Konkan region to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival every year.</p>.<p>Several state-run and private buses are expected to carry Konkan-bound passengers ahead of the festival from Mumbai alone.</p><p>Politicians and various organisations also arrange for private buses to facilitate the journey of Ganesh devotees.</p><p>The notable surge in vehicular traffic necessitates measures to alleviate congestion, prompting the state government to announce toll waivers to prevent impediments to traffic flow. </p>