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All vehicles, including light motor vehicles, ST and AC buses, can avail of this waiver. To reduce congestion and make the journey hassle-free, Shinde, at a meeting with minister of state for home Deepak Kesarkar, the toll agency and PWD officials at Mantralaya, announced the waiver for Ganeshotsav devotees. He also unveiled Ganeshotsav 2018 stickers that devotees can place on their vehicles while on their journey.“The waiver is to provide smooth commute for devotees when traffic congestion is very likely. The stickers will be available at RTOs, toll nakas and police stations. MUMBAI/THANE: Thane guardian minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced a toll waiver for the Ganpati festival for the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Mumbai-Goa highway and entry point at Vashi from September 10-13 and on September 23.Thousands of devotees from Mumbai, Thane and neighbouring regions travel to their home towns in Pune, Nashik and the Konkan to celebrate the festival with their extended families..