New Delhi, May 2 -- Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced the launch of India's first multi-lane free flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Choryasi toll plaza on the Surat-Bharuch section National Highway-48 in Gujarat, marking the country's first operational barrier-less tolling site. "The introduction of MLFF marks a significant step towards digitising the tolling ecosystem and modernising National Highway infrastructure to global standards. This transformative system will reduce travel time, ease congestion, improve fuel efficiency, lower vehicular emissions, and minimise human intervention in toll operations," Gadkari said on X. "Barrier-less tolling will enhance 'ease of living' for citizens while strengthening 'ease of doing business' by enabling faster and more efficient movement of goods and logistics," the minister added. Under the MLFF system, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras detect vehicle numbers, which are then checked against the VAHAN database using an AI-based system to confirm the correct vehicle has been identified....