Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06122024-259211 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4854] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 14, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th December, 2024 S.O. 5247(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O.3335(E) dated.27th October, 2016 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 266.530 to kilometer 461.550 (Tamil Nadu/Karnataka Border Section to Bangalore) of National Highway No.209 (New NH-948), in the State of Karnataka 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 60% of the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 103.272 km. (Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 12.90 km. (having length of 1.29 km., Table-4) and at 90% of base rate for bypasses having length of 32.858 km. (Table-3) costing rupees ten crores or more for two lane with paved shoulders and at 100% of the rates specified in column (2) of the Table-1 for the net road length of 25.32 km (Table-2) and at one and half times of base rate for the bypasses having length of 8.18 km. costing (Table-3) rupees ten crore or more for four lane section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for BRT Tiger Reserve Boundary to Bangalore section of National Highway no.209 form Design chainage Km. 287.500 to Km. 458.420 (Existing Chainage from Km. 287.520 to 461.550) in the State of Karnataka and authorises the Authority to collect, either through its officials or through contractor, the said fee, namely:- Table-1 +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Column (1) | Column (2) | +================================================+====================================================+ | 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 | 1.05 | | or Mini Bus | | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Three-axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth | 3.45 | | Moving 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(s) namely: - Table-2 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable | +=================================================================================================================+=================================================================================================================+===================================================================================+ | Staggered Toll Plaza 1 at Design | 24.52 | 60% for two lane with paved | | Km.288+400 LHS of NH-209 near | [Excluding length of bypass (costing > | shoulders, of the base rates | | Attigulipura Village of Chamarajanagar | 10 cr.) and length of structures | mentioned in Table-1 above | | District in Karnataka State. | (>60m)] | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Staggered Toll Plaza 1 at Design | 56.382 | 60% for two lane with paved | | Km.288+700 RHS of NH-209 near | [Excluding length of bypass (costing | shoulders, of the base rates | | Attigulipura Village of Chamarajanagar | > 10 cr.) and length of structures | mentioned in Table-1 above | | District in Karnataka State. | (>60m)] | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At km 359.800 of NH-209 (New NH-948) | 22.370 | 60% for two lane with paved | | near Sathyagala village, Mandya district in | [Excluding length of bypass (costing > | shoulders, of the base rates | | the State of Karnataka | 10 cr.) and length of structures | mentioned in Table-1 above | | | (>60m)] | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At km 448.900 of NH-209 (New NH-948) | 25.320 | 100% for four lane, of the base | | near Somanahalli Village, Bangalore south | [Excluding length of bypass (costing > | rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | district in the State of Karnataka | 10 cr.) and length of structures | | | | (>60m)] | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also 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(s): - Table-3 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of the Bypass | Taking Off| Merging | Length (in Km.) | Cost (in Rs. Crore)| Rate at which fee is payable | | | | | at | | | | +=================================================================================================================+=================================+===========+=========+===================+====================+=================================================================================================================+ | Staggered Toll Plaza 1 at Design | Chamarajanagara | 300+240 | 307+810 | 7.503 | 21 | 90% for two | | Km.288+400 LHS of NH-209 near | (2L+PSD) | | | | | lane with paved | | Attigulipura Village of Chamarajanagar | | | | | | shoulders, of | | District in Karnataka State. | | | | | | the base rates | | | | | | | | mentioned in | | | | | | | | Table-1 above | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Staggered Toll Plaza 1 at Design | | | | | | | | Km.288+700 RHS of NH-209 near | | | | | | | | Attigulipura Village of Chamarajanagar | | | | | | | | District in Karnataka State. | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At km 359.800 of NH-209 | Kollegala (2L+PSD) | 337+560 | 345+630 | 8.070 | 22.596 | 90% for two | | (New NH-948) near | | | | | | lane with paved | | Sathyagala village, | Sathyagala (2L+PSD) | 352+100 | 358+680 | 5.975 | 16.73 | shoulders, of | | Mandya district in the | | | | | | the base rates | | State of Karnataka | | | | | | mentioned in | | | | | | | | Table-1 above | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At km 448.900 of NH-209 | Halaguru (2L+PSD) | 390+810 | 393.950 | 3.06 | 13.77 | 90%for two | | (New NH-948) near | Kanakapura(2L+PSD) | 416+320 | 424+920 | 8.25 | 23.1 | lane with paved | | Somanahalli Village, | | | | | | shoulders, of | | Bangalore south district in | | | | | | the base rates | | the State of Karnataka | | | | | | mentioned in | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Harohalli | 435+250 | 438+500 | 3.25 | 17.875 | Table-1 above | | | (4L+PSD) | | | | | 150% for four | | | Kagalipura | 449+230 | 452+320 | 3.09 | 16.995 | lane, of the base | | | (4L+PSD) | | | | | rates mentioned | | | Udaypura | 452+320 | 454+160 | 1.84 | 10.856 | in Table-1 | | | (4L+PSD) | | | | | above | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 3. 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-4 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length | Equivalent road length (in km) | Rate at which fee is payable | +=================================================================================================================+====================================================================================+====================================+===================================================================================+ | Staggered Toll Plaza 1 at Design | 0.147^ | 1.47 | 60% for two lane with paved | | Km.288+400 LHS of NH-209 near | | | shoulders, of the base rates | | Attigulipura Village of Chamarajanagar | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | | District in Karnataka State. | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Staggered Toll Plaza 1 at Design | | | | | Km.288+700 RHS of NH-209 near | | | | | Attigulipura Village of Chamarajanagar | | | | | District in Karnataka State. | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At km 359.800 of NH-209 (New NH- | 0.713^^ | 7.13 | 60% for two lane with paved | | 948) near Sathyagala village, Mandya | | | shoulders, of the base rates | | district in the State of Karnataka. | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At km 448.900 of NH-209 (New NH- | 0.430^^^ | 4.30 | 60% for two lane with paved | | 948) near Somanahalli Village, | | | shoulders, of the base rates | | Bangalore south district in the State of | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | | Karnataka. | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: - Chainage +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | Sl.No. | From Km | To Km | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | +========+===========+===========+===================================+================+ | 1 | 291.463 | 291.543 | PSC Girder (MJB) | 0.080 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 305.864 | 305.931 | Steel Girder+ RCC Girder (ROB) | 0.067 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | | Total | | | 0.147 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ ^^The details are as under: - Chainage +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | Sl.No. | From Km | To Km | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | +========+===========+===========+===================================+================+ | 1 | 354.892 | 355.497 | Steel Girder +PSC Girder (MJB) | 0.605 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 388.164 | 388.272 | RCC Girder (MJB) | 0.108 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | | Total | | | 0.713 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ ^^^The details are as under: - Chainage +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | Sl.No. | From Km | To Km | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | +========+===========+===========+===================================+================+ | 1 | 391.768 | 391.848 | PSC Girder (MJB) | 0.080 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 420.649 | 420.749 | PSC Girder (MJB) | 0.100 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 3 | 421.743 | 421.993 | PSC Girder (MJB) | 0.250 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | | Total | | | 0.430 | +--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ 4. 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 (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty Only) for the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions 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 journeys allowed | Period of validity | +===================================================+====================================================+=========================================+ | 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 | | | +---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ 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 rule 12 of the said rules. 10. 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees. 3041.90 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 Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. NHAI/13013/547/CO/19-20/CB/TN-KNTBdr-Bng/E-184261] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt Secy.