The prices of food items at the M2 motorway rest area are extremely high and beyond the reach of common people.
Instead of providing facilities at rest areas, citizens
traveling on the motorway are allegedly being robbed through high prices.
Complaints have been made that various food items, including cold drinks, are
being sold at double and triple rates at the rest area located near Salem
Interchange.
Shopkeepers claimed that they acquire shops at high rents,
due to which they have to sell goods at high prices. However, the question
arises whether it is permissible to transfer this burden directly to
passengers?
According to sources, commercial properties in motorway rest
areas are given by private companies at high rents, as a result of which
shopkeepers increase prices abnormally to earn more profits. Passengers say
that the motorway police (130 helpline) and the relevant administration are
silent spectators to this situation, and no effective action is being taken
against overcharging.
Citizens have demanded that:
·
The official rate list should
be implemented immediately at rest areas
·
Strict legal action should be
taken against those charging excessive prices
·
An effective complaint
system should be activated for passengers
It should be noted that the motorway generates billions of
rupees in revenue for the national exchequer annually. Yet, the lack of basic
facilities and reasonable prices remains a question mark. The public has
demanded that the authorities take immediate notice so that relief can be
provided to the passengers and a permanent solution to this problem can be
found.
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