Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06082024-256087 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2987] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024/ SHRAVANA 14, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th August, 2024 S.O. 3131(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1667(E), dated the 24 July, 2012 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometre 0+000 to kilometre 265+000 (Cuttack-Sambalpur) section of National Highway Number 55 (old National Highway Number 42) in the State of Odisha 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 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 59.602 Kilometre and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60 metre) of 1.980 Kilometre (having length of 0.198 Kilometre) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for use of four lane of Cuttack -Angul Section from Design Chainage Kilometre 0+400 (Existing Kilometre 0+400) to Design Chainage Kilometre 60+200 (Existing Kilometre 60+200) of National Highway number 55 (old National Highway Number 42) in the State of Odisha 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 kilometre 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 (Chainage) | Length (in kilometre) for | Rate at which fee is payable | | | which Fee is payable | | +===================================================================+=================================================================+=================================================================+ | At Kilometre. 22+800 of National Highway Number | 59.602 | 100% for four or more lane, of | | 55 (Old National Highway Number 42) near Rampei | [excluding length of structures | the base rates mentioned in | | Village in Cuttack District of State Odisha | >60m] | 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 60 metre 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 | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is | | | kilometre) to be | length (in | payable | | | converted into equivalent | kilometre) | | | | road length | | | +===================================================================+=================================================================+=================================================================+=================================================================+ | At Kilometre. 22+800 of National Highway | 0.198^ | 1.980 | 100% for four or more | | Number 55 (Old National Highway Number | | | lanes, of the base rates | | 42) near Rampei Village in Cuttack District | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | of State Odisha | | | above | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: - +-------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in Kilometre)| +---------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | From Kilometre| To Kilometre | | | +===============+===============+===================+=====================+ | 1. 20+919 | 21+027 | ROB | 0.108 | +---------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 2. 38+693 | 38+783 | Flyover | 0.090 | +---------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | | Total | | 0.198 | +---------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+ 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.340.000 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty only) 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 | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time | | way journey | | of payment | +-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable | Fifty | One month from date of payment | | 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 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 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 kilometre 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. 1414.50 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. SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy. [F. No. NHAI/13013/CO/23-24/Fee Notification/Cuttack-Angul Section(Km. 0.400 to Km. 60.200)/E-236079]