Chhattisgarh Government on Saturday decided to re-open the RTO barriers (check posts) located in 10 districts of state.
An order in this connection was issued on Saturday late evening.
Earlier, on August 10, 2017 the BJP government had closed all RTO barriers while reasoning that after GST there was not much use of these barriers.
After the order, 16 check posts in 10 districts will start functioning.
The check posts that will be re-opened are Patekorha, Chhote Manpur and Manpur in Rajnandgaon district; Chilfi in Kabirdham; Khamharpali and Bagbahara in Mahasamund; Kevchi in Bilaspur; Dhanvar and Ramnujgunj in Balrampur; Ghuritola and Chanti in Korea; Rengarpali in Raigarh; Shankh and Lavakera in Jashpur; Konta in Sukma and Dhanpunji in Jagdalpur.
As per the order the flying squad will also start functioning. The department officials appointed at these check posts have been asked to take charge immediately.
Notably, while closing barriers in 2017 the then PWD and Transport Minister Rajesh Munat had told reporters that the state government was receiving revenue of around Rs 100 crore annually from these checkposts.
Munat had described it as an important step towards making Chhattisgarh a barrier-free state. GST implementation was another reason for closing down of barriers, he had stated.