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Notification under section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 levying a user fee on mechanical vehicles for the Bamni to Navegaon section of NH-353B in Maharashtra and authorising the National Highways Authority of India to collect it.

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S.O. 3887(E), dated 30th September 2023, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, notes that under earlier notification S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October 2021 (issued under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956), NH-353B within Maharashtra was entrusted to the State Government of Maharashtra. In exercise of powers under 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, the Central Government levies fee on mechanical vehicles for the Bamni to Navegaon section, design Km 242.150 to Km 284.400 (length 42.25 km) of NH-353B, and authorises the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect the fee, either directly or through a contractor. Rates apply to a net road length of 3.40 km (100% of base rate for four-or-more-lane sections) and 22.78 km (60% of base rate for two-lane-with-paved-shoulder sections), plus 0.120 km of major bridge structure (converted via an equalisation factor of 10 to an equivalent 1.20 km), at the fee plaza located at design Km 283.380 near Navegaon Taluka-Gondpimpri, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. Base-year (2007-08) fee rates per km range from Rs 0.65 for cars/jeeps/vans/light motor vehicles to Rs 4.20 for oversized vehicles with seven or more axles. A monthly local pass costs Rs 330 for 2023-24 for non-commercial vehicle owners residing within 20 km of the plaza; multi-journey passes are also specified, such as two one-way journeys at one-and-a-half times the single fare within 24 hours, or fifty journeys at two-thirds of the fifty-journey fare within one month. Local commercial vehicles registered in the district pay 50% of the specified rate where no service or alternative road exists. Overloaded vehicles must pay fees under sub-rule 1A of rule 10 and are barred from using the highway section until the excess load is removed. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs 222.94 crore, subject to variation pending completion of land acquisition, utility shifting and tree cutting; NHAI must maintain a record of capital-cost recovery through collected fees, after which the fee reduces to 40% of the stated rates. Notification F. No. RW/MUM/P-1171/2017-18/Toll/E-222379 is signed by Suman Prasad Singh, Joint Secretary.

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5634 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3726] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 1, 2023/ BHADRA 10, 1945 CG-DL-E-04092023-248525 (1) (2) 60% 100% 1 254.170 254.290 बड़ा पुल 0.120 क ु ल 0.120 MINISTRY OF ROAD TR ANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th September, 2023 S.O. 3887 (E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 4201(E) dated 11th October, 2021 issued under Section 5 of th e National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway Number 353B situated within the State of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra; Now, therefore, i n exercise of the 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 “rules”), the Central Gover nment hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 3.40 km [at 100% for four or more lane section] and 22.78 km [at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with p aved shoulder section] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 1.20 km (having length of 0.120 km) [at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Bamni to Navegaon section from design km 242.150 to km 284.400 (Length 42.25 Km.) of National Highway No.353B in the State of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its of ficials 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 Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 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(s) namely: - Table -2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At design Km. 283.380 of NH - 353B near Navegaon Taluka – Gondpimpri Dist - Chandrapur in the State of Maharashtra. 22.78 [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 3.40 100% for four and above lane, 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 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equiv alent road length Equivalent road length (in km) Rate at which fee is payable At design Km. 283.380 of NH - 353B near Navegaon Taluka – Gondpimpri Dist - Chandrapur in the State of Maharashtra. 0.120 KM^ 1.20 KM 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above ^The details are as under: - Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) From Km To Km 1 254.170 254.290 Major Bridge 0.120 Total 0.120 3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non -commercial purposes and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs 330.00 (Three Hundred and Thirty Rupees only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - Table -4 Amount Payable Maximum number of one way journeys allowed Period of validity One and one -half times of the fee for one way journey Two Twenty four hours from the time of payment Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) regist ered 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 charg e 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. 7. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, c ategory of exempted vehicles, 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. Base d 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 vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highways Authority of India on the bas is 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 Rupees 222.94 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost will be notified separately]. The National Highways Authority o f India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised and after recovery of the capital cost, the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules. [F. No. RW/MUM/P -1171/2017 -18/Toll/E -222379] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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