In January, the dispute reached the Supreme Court, which came up with an interim arrangement to keep the maintenance work going - NTBCL could put up hoardings on the Noida part of the Flyway but also pay up a specific amount of licence fee (Rs 125 per sqft) to the Authority every month in advance. But earlier this year, the Noida Authority stopped NTBCL from putting up hoardings on the Noida side, saying the concessionaire had not paid its licence fees. Around 2.2km of the DND is in Noida's jurisdiction. Since the toll was scrapped, NTBCL's revenues from DND rely on advertisements.

The Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited (NTBCL), which operated the DND and collected toll on it until the Allahabad high court order doing away with it in 2016, retains the job of maintaining the flyway. The shifting of MCD's toll collection booth to the middle of the road instead of the toll plaza triggers traffic jams and has only worsened the situation,' said Brajesh Sharma, who lives in Antriksh Golf View 2, Sector 78, Noida. But the potholes and lack of repair work over the years has spoilt the drive. 'I take the DND for going to work in Siri Fort (Delhi) as the Kalindi Kunj route is also clogged.

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