A fortuitous and serendipitous spinoff of fastag, which the Modi government is introducing and hard-selling for electronic payment of toll on national highways, could facilitate nabbing criminals. And this spinoff could have a heightened impact if all the states follow suit and join in the national effort to make all the highways — national as well as state — a pleasure to drive on for normal people and a no-no for criminals.
Of course this is an incidental benefit of fastag, with saving precious fuel thanks to less idling of engines on toll booths, saving time for motorists, less overheads on
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