Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05062024-254566 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2099] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024 3396 GI/2024 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th June, 2024 S.O. 2201(E).—Whereas the Central Government vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 910 (E), dated 21-04-2010, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), hereinafter referred to as said Act, entrusted the stretch from Km. 6.000 to Km. 171.00 of Indore-Gujarat/Madhya Pradesh border section of National Highway No. 47 (Old NH 59) in the State of Madhya Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the Authority); And whereas, the Central Government vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 2168(E), dated 16-07-2013, had authorized M/s IVRCL Indore Gujarat Tollways Ltd., having its registered office M-22/3RT, Vijaya Nagar Colony, Hyderabad-500057, India (hereinafter referred to as the "Concessionaire"), to collect and retain the fee on and from the date of Commercial Operation (COD) declared by the Authority and on getting the Completion Certificate or the Provisional Certificate, as the case may be, from the Authority or publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the termination date as specified in the agreement. Whereas, later on Authority descoped 16.09 KM length (from Km. 106.210 to 115.250 (Start and end point of Bird Sanctuary), Km. 121.740 to Km. 127.140 (Machaliya Ghat Section) and Forest portion km. 149.800 to km. 150.850, km. 158.250 to km. 158.850) from the scope of the BOT concessionaire and developed this 16.09 Km length at its own cost through an EPC contractor. Now, therefore, in 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 Government hereby levies the fee at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) in Table 1 for net road section length of 15.28 km and for equivalent length of 8.1 km for structure having length more than 60m (having length of 0.81 Km) on type of vehicle specified in column (1) of table 1 below of balance portion at Bird Sanctuary/Machliya Ghat area of Indore-Gujarat/Madhya Pradesh border section of National Highway No. 47 (Old NH 59) in the State of Madhya Pradesh and authorises Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor or through existing toll infrastructure at Km. 118.650 near village Dattigaon Junapani in Dist. Dhar through the BOT (Toll) concessionaire (terms of toll collection have been decided between the Authority and the concessionaire through a supplementary agreement dated 18.11.2023), 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 | 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 Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: - TABLE-2 +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length (in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | | | +=====================================+==========================================+====================================================+ | At Km. 118.650 near village | 15.28 Km | 100% for four or more lane of the base rates | | Dattigaon Junapani in Dist. Dhar | [excluding length of Bypass costing more | mentioned in Table-1 above | | | than Rs. 10 Cr. & length of structures | | | | >60m] | | +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ 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 equalization factor of 10: - TABLE-3 +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in km) to be converted into | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | equivalent road length | length (in km) | | +=====================================+====================================================+====================+====================================================+ | At Km. 118.650 near village | 0.81 | 8.10 | 100% for four or more lanes of the base rates | | Dattigaon Junapani in Dist. Dhar | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: +-----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+----------------+ | | Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in Km) | | +---------+---------+ | | | | From Km | To Km | | | +=======================+=========+=========+=====================+================+ | 1. | 123.085 | 123.355 | Viaduct | 0.270 | +-----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+----------------+ | 2. | 123.760 | 123.940 | Viaduct | 0.180 | +-----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+----------------+ | 3. | 124.342 | 124.492 | Viaduct | 0.150 | +-----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+----------------+ | 4. | 125.778 | 125.988 | Viaduct | 0.210 | +-----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+----------------+ | | Total | | 0.810 | +-----------------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 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 Kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs.340.000 (Three Hundred Fourty Rupees) for the year 2024-25 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 | Period of validity | | | one-way journeys allowed | | +====================================================+=============================+=======================================+ | One and one-half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time of | | journey | | payment | +----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | single journeys | | | +----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 5. 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. 6. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a which mechanical vehicle 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, category 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. 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 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. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 281.757 Cr. 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 Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. NHAI/PIU-IND/Tech./Ind-Guj/TollFeeNotification/2021-22/E-233660] 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. Digitally signed by MANOJ KUMAR VERMA KUMAR VERMA Date: 2024.06.05 22:30:52 +05'30'