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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.
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