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Notification under Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 read with Rule 3 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, levying and authorising collection of user fee for the Harda-Betul section of NH-47 (NH-59A) in Madhya Pradesh.

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification S.O. 39(E) dated 1 January 2024 recites that the stretch from km 1/6 to km 276.8 of the Indore-Betul section of new NH-47 (NH-59A) in Madhya Pradesh was entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India (the Authority) vide notification S.O. 3140(E) dated 8 July 2022 under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988); in exercise of Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) read with Rule 3 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, and in supersession of notification S.O. 4214(E) dated 11 October 2021, the Central Government levies fee at rates specified in Table 1 for base year 2007-08 (Rs. 0.65 per km for car/jeep/van/light motor vehicle, Rs. 1.05 for light commercial/goods vehicle or mini bus, Rs. 2.20 for bus or truck with two axles, Rs. 2.40 for three-axle commercial vehicles, Rs. 3.45 for heavy construction machinery, earth moving equipment or multi-axle vehicles with four to six axles, and Rs. 4.20 for oversized vehicles with seven or more axles) applicable to a four-or-more-lane road section of 38.7436 km net length with 3.666 km equivalent structure length, a two-lane-with-paved-shoulder section of 50.790 km at 60 per cent of the base rate with 2.100 km equivalent structure length, and four-lane bypasses costing Rs. 10 crore or more totalling 31.5378 km at one-and-a-half times the base rate, covering the Harda-Betul section from design km -0.400 to 121.248 of NH-47, and authorises the Authority to collect the fee directly or through a contractor; Table 2 specifies fee plazas at Km 20.270 (near Baharagaon village, Harda district) and Km 101.800 (near Gadha village, Betul district), with lengths and rates of 100 per cent of base rate for four-or-more-lane sections and 60 per cent for two-lane-with-paved-shoulder sections; Table 3 sets additional bypass fees at 150 per cent of the base rate for the Harda Bypass (18.2828 km, approximately Rs. 285 crore), the Chicholi Bypass (4.200 km, approximately Rs. 45 crore) and the Bhadus Bypass (9.055 km, approximately Rs. 105 crore), all of NH-47.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03012024-251101 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 34] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024/PAUSHA 12, 1945 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st January, 2024 S.O. 39(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 3140 (E) dated 08th July 2022, issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from km 1/6 to km 276.8 of Indore - Betul Section of New NH-47 (NH-59A) in the state of Madhya Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"); Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rule, 2008 (herein referred to as the "rules"), and in supersession to Notification published vide S.O. 4214(E), dated 11th October 2021, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 38.7436 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 3.666 km (having length of 0.3666 km) for the use of four or more lane section and at 60% of the base rate for the use of two lanes with paved shoulder section for net road length of 50.790 Km and equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 2.100 km (having length of 0.210 km) and one and half times the base rates for four lane bypasses having length of 31.5378 km (costing rupees ten crore or more) on the type of vehicle specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Harda - Betul section from design kilometer -0.400 to 121.248 of National Highway number 47 in the State of Madhya Pradesh and authorises the Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:- Table-1 +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 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 vehicles | 2.40 | +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving | 3.45 | | Equipment (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 Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza namely:- Table-2 +--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in km) for which fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | payable | | +==============================================================+====================================================================================================================================+=================================================================================================+ | At Km 20.270 (Design | 12.050 Km. [Excluding length of Bypass | 100% for four or more lane, of the | | Chainage) of NH-47 at near | (costing>10 Cr.) and length of structures | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | Baharagaon Village, in Harda | (>60m)] | above | | District of Madhya Pradesh | 30.790 Km. [Excluding length of Bypass | 60% for 2 Lane with Paved | | | (costing>10 Cr.) and length of structures | Shoulders, of the base rates | | | (>60m)] | mentioned in Table-1 above | +--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 101.800 (Design | 26.6936 Km. [Excluding length of | 100% for four or more lane, of the | | Chainage) of NH-47 at near | Bypass (costing>10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)] | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | Gadha Village, in Betul | | above | | District of Madhya Pradesh | 20.000 Km. [Excluding length of Bypass | 60% for 2 Lane with Paved | | | (costing>10 Cr.) and length of structures | Shoulders, of the base rates | | | (>60m)] | mentioned in Table-1 above | +--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza : Table-3 +------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------+----------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee | Name of the | Taking | Merging | Length and Cost of | Cost | Rate at which fee | | Plaza | Bypass | Off | at | bypass for which | (in Rs. | is payable | | (Chainage) | | | | additional fee is payable | Crore) | | | | | | | Length (in Km.) | | | +================================================+=================+============+===========+===============+================+================+================+================================================+ | At Km 20.270 | Harda Bypass | Design | Design | 18.2828* | 285.00 | | | 150% for four or | | (Design Chainage) of | of NH-47 | Km | Km | | Approx. | | | more lane, of the | | NH-47 at near | | 0.000 | 18.350 | | | | | base rates | | Baharagaon Village, | | | | | | | | mentioned in | | in Harda District of | | | | | | | | Table-1 above | | Madhya Pradesh | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------+-----------+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 101.800 | Chicholi | Design | Design | 4.200 | 45 | | | (Design Chainage) of | Bypass of | Km | Km | | Approx. | 150% for four or | | NH-47 at near Gadha | NH-47 | 86.300 | 90.500 | | | more lane, of the | | Village, in Betul | | | | | | base rates | | District of Madhya | Bhadus | Design | Design | 9.055 | 105 | mentioned in | | Pradesh | Bypass of | Km | Km | | Approx. | Table-1 above | | | NH-47 | 111.350 | 120.570 | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------+----------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Total Length | | | | 31.5378 | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------+----------------+------------------------------------------------+ *length of bypass excluding structure having length >60 meter. 3. In addition to above, the following fee shall be due and payable for the use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza, 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-4 +--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length of Structures^ | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is payable | | | (in km) to be | road length | | | | converted into | (in km) | | | | equivalent road length | | | +==============================================================+====================================================================================================+================================+=================================================================================================+ | At Km 20.270 (Design Chainage) | 0.0672 | 0.672 | 100% for four or more lane, of | | of NH-47 at near Baharagaon | | | the base rates mentioned in | | Village, in Harda District of | | | Table-1 above | | Madhya Pradesh. | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | 0.210 | 2.100 | 60% for two lane with paved | | | | | shoulders, of the base rates | | | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | +--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 101.800 (Design Chainage) | 0.2994 | 2.994 | 100% for four or more lane, of | | of NH-47 at near Gadha Village, in | | | the base rates mentioned in | | Betul District of Madhya Pradesh | | | Table-1 above | +--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under:-- +-----+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | SI. | | | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | | No. | From Km | To Km | | | +=====+===========+===========+==========================================================================================+=================+ | 1 | 6.9514 | 7.0186 | 4 Lane | 0.0672 | | | | | ROB(1X15.0+1X37.2+1X15.0=0.0672 Km.) | | | | | | on NH-47 | | +-----+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 2 | 33.905 | 34.115 | 2 Lane MJB (10 x 21.0 m) | 0.210 | +-----+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 3 | 83.0078 | 83.1422 | MJB | 0.1344 | | | | | (1X33.3+1X33.9+1X33.9+1X33.3=0.1344 | | | | | | Km.) on NH-47 | | +-----+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 4 | 112.6675 | 112.8325 | MJB (3 x 55 m) on NH-47 | 0.165 | +-----+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | | Total | | | 0.5766 | +-----+-----------+-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 4. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purposes and resides within a distance to twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 330.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Thirty Only) for the year 2023-24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provision of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely:- Table-5 +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +===================================================+=============================================+=============================+ | One and one-half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty four hours from the | | way journey | | time of payment. | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for | Fifty | One month from date of | | fifty single journeys | | payment | +---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 6. Fee for commercial vehicle (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. 7. 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 fee 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. 8. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said Rules. 10. Based on the base rate of fee per km for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table-1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the Authority 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is 1558.626 Cr. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. NHAI/PIU-HARDA/Toll information/user fees/E-226642] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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