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Notification levying user fees on National Highway NH-548H for the Amboli Junction-Ajara-Sankeshwar section in Maharashtra under Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued S.O. 3130(E) dated 2nd August 2024 (File No. RO/MUM/P-01/2021-22/Toll/E-237197), noting that the Amboli Junction-Ajara-Sankeshwar stretch of NH-548H (design Km 71+530 to Km 132+958, Maharashtra) had been entrusted to the State Government of Maharashtra vide S.O. 1053(E) dated 5th March 2024 under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956; exercising powers under Section 7 of the same Act read with Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, it levies a toll fee, at sixty per cent of the base rate for a two-lane paved-shoulder section, on a net road length of 50.198 km and an equivalent structure length of 0.9 km (covering a 0.09 km major bridge between Km 98+685 and 98+775), collectible by the National Highways Authority of India at a fee plaza at Km 94+150 near Masoli village, Taluka Ajara, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra; base year (2007-08) rates range from Rs 0.65/km for cars, jeeps, vans and light motor vehicles to Rs 4.20/km for oversized vehicles with seven or more axles, with a monthly local-resident pass fixed at Rs 340 for 2024-25, multi-journey passes at 1.5 times the one-way fee for two journeys within 24 hours or two-thirds of the fee for fifty journeys within one month, and a 50% discount for local commercial vehicles lacking an alternative service road; the notification cites an estimated project capital cost of Rs 574 crore; signed by Suman Prasad Singh, Joint Secretary.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06082024-256086 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2986] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024/ SHRAVANA 14, 1946 4875 GI/2024 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd August, 2024 S.O. 3130(E). - Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1053(E) dated 05th March, 2024 issued under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of Amboli Junction - Ajara -Sankeshwar from design kilometer 71+530 to kilometer 132+958 of NH-548H in the State of Maharashtra to the State Government of Maharashtra; 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 on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 50.198 km [at sixtyper cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shoulder section] and for equivalent structure length (having length of more than 60m) of 0.9 km. (having length of 0.09 km) [at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of two lane with paved shouldersection] on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Amboli Junction - Ajara - Sankeshwar section from design kilometer 71.530 to kilometer 132.958 of National Highway number 548H in the state of Maharashtra and authorises the National Highways Authority of India 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 sixaxles)| | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 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 | Rate at which fee is payable | | (chainage) | Fee is payable | | +=================================================+==========================================+================================================+ | At Km. 94+150 of NH-548H at | 50.198 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of | | Masoli village, Taluka Ajarain, | | the baserates mentioned in Table-1 above | | District Kolhapur in the State of | | | | Maharashtra. | | | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 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 | Length of structures | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is | | Plaza (chainage) | (in km.) to be convertedinto | road length (in | payable | | | equivalent road length | km.) | | +=================================================+==========================================+==============================+================================================+ | At Km. 94+150 of NH- | 0.09 km.^ | 0.9 km. | 60% for two lane with | | 548H at Masolivillage, Taluka | | | paved shoulders, of the base | | Ajarain, District Kolhapur in | | | rates mentioned in Table-1 | | the State of Maharashtra. | | | above | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: - +-----+----------+----------+--------------------+---------------+ | | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length (in km.) | | +----------+----------+--------------------+---------------+ | | From Km. | To Km. | | | +=====+==========+==========+====================+===============+ | 1. | 98+685 | 98+775 | 2L+PS Major Bridge | 0.09 | +-----+----------+----------+--------------------+---------------+ 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. 340 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty Rupees only) for the year 2024-25and 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 | Period of validity | | | of one way journeys | | | | allowed | | +=================================================+==========================================+==========================================+ | One and one-half times of the fee | Two | Twenty four hours from the time of | | for one way journey | | payment | +-------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | payable for fifty 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 forthat 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 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 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 Rupees 574 crore. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, 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 realised SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy. [F. No. RO/MUM/P-01/2021-22/Toll/E-237197] 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA D224.08.06 15:04:39

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