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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-01092025-265845
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025/BHADRA 7, 1947
No. 3867]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2025
S.O. 3972(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 195(E) dated the 6th March, 2000 issued under Section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), Central Government has entrusted the stretch of National Highway No.26 (Old NH No. 201) in the State of Odisha to the State Government of Odisha.
Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the said "rules"), the Central Government, hereby levies the fee at base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 20.937 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 0.63 km (having length of 0.063 km [Table-3]) for use of four lane or more section and at Sixty (60%) percent of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 49.655 km [Table-2] for use of two lane with paved shoulder section on the type of vehicle specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for use of Bargarh - Bolangir section from design chainage Km 0.000 to Km 72.000 of National Highway Number 26 (old NH-201) in the State of Odisha and authorises National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:
Table-1
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| Type of Vehicle | Base rate of fee per Km for the base year 2007-08 |
| | (in Rupees) |
+=============================================================+=====================================================+
| (1) | (2) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Car, Jeep van or Light Motor Vehicle | 0.65 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus | 1.05 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Bus or Truck (Two axles) | 2.20 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Three-axle commercial vehicle | 2.40 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Heavy construction machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment| 3.45 |
| (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV)(four to Six axles) | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Fee Plaza for the net road length Specified for such Fee Plaza, namely: -
Table-2
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| Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in Km) for | Rate at which fee is payable |
| (Design Chainage) | which fee is payable | |
+=============================================================+=====================================================+=====================================================+
| At Km 48.650 of NH-26 near town Bolangir | 20.937 | 100% for four or more lane, of base |
| in District Bolangir of the State of Odisha. | [Excluding length of | rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
| | structures > 60 m] | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| At Km 48.650 of NH-26 near town Bolangir | 49.655 | 60% for two lane with paved |
| in District Bolangir of the State of Odisha. | | shoulders, of the base rates |
| | | mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: -
Table 3
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | to be converted into | length (in km) | |
| | equivalent road length | | |
+=============================================================+=====================================================+=====================================================+=====================================================+
| At Km 48.650 of NH-26 near town | 0.063^ | 0.63 | 100% for four or more lanes, |
| Bolangir in District Bolangir of | | | of the base rates mentioned in |
| the State of Odisha | | | Table-1 above |
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^ The details are as under:-
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| Chainage | | Type of structure | Length (in km) |
+-----------+---------+-------------------+----------------+
| From Km | To Km | | |
+-----------+---------+-------------------+----------------+
| 2.708 | 2.771 | Major Bridge | 0.063 |
+-----------+---------+-------------------+----------------+
3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purpose and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the Toll Plaza is Rs. 350.00 (Rupees Three Hundred & Fifty Only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of said rules.
4. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:
Table-4
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| Amount Payable | Maximum number of one | Period of validity |
| | way journeys allowed | |
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| One and half times of the fee for One | Two | Twenty four hours from the time of |
| way Journey | | Payments |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Two-third of amount of the fee Payable | Fifty | One month from date of payment |
| for fifty single journeys | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
5. Fee for commercial vehicles (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.
6. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the toll collecting agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules and shall not be entitled to make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle.
7. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicle, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicle, service road, alternative road etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules.
8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules.
9. Based on the base rate of fee per Kilometer for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table 1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicle and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highways Authority of India on the basis of the completed length of the section and revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and the same shall be published in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language.
10. The estimated capital cost of the project is 338.08 Crore [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of Diversion of forest land, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realized.
.[F. No. RO/BBSR/11017/Misc.cor.ofTech/29/2008/E-190432]
VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy.
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