Karnal, June 23 -- In a major relief from traffic congestion to commuters on the busy Delhi-Chandigarh route, the Bastara toll plaza in Karnal is set to go barrier-free with the installation of the multi-lane free flow (MLFF) tolling system from Tuesday. Officials said that boom barriers will be replaced by high-performance radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, which will verify FASTag and vehicle registration number data. The implementation will mark a major advancement in development of digital national highway infrastructure by the NHAI. The toll, which is spread across nearly 500 metres of area on NH-44 (Panipat-Jalandhar), falls under Gharaunda sub-division of the district. It will be the first such facility in the state and only fourth in India to be equipped with MLFF, project head, NHAI, Pradeep Malik, said. "For this purpose, 32 high-tech cameras have been installed on both sides," he said. "The implementation will help strengthen tolling ecosystem by enhancing transparency, reducing operational costs associated with setting up of physical toll plazas, improving overall efficiency in toll operations and avert altercations due to various issues," the project head said. Earlier, the NHAI launched MLFF based tolling systems in Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan. According to the highway authority, the system integrates ANPR technology with FASTag-based electronic toll collection to facilitate automated user fee collection with minimal human intervention....