Students using BMTC buses on NICE Road must pay toll fee, says corporation

The corporation added that students holding concessional passes are allowed to travel free on toll routes where no alternative roads are available, such as routes to Devanahalli, Doddaballapura, Hoskote and Kanakapura. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Students travelling on the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses via NICE Road will have to pay the applicable toll user fee if they opt for the toll road despite alternative routes being available, the transport corporation clarified on Friday, responding to reports on toll charges levied on student pass holders.In a press release, the BMTC said the user fee is collected only to recover the toll charges it pays for operating buses on NICE Road. The corporation said the amount is not an additional component of the regular p