Publication of user fee notification

5154 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. 3421] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY, AUGUST 10 , 2023/ SHRAVANA 19, 1945 CG-DL-E-10082023-248004 CG-DL-E-10082023-248004 71) 72) 32.140 पर 0.570 1 22.660 22.780 बडा पुल (4-लेन) 0.120 2 28.882 29.078 बडा पुल (4-लेन) 0.195 3 41.838 41.923 बडा पुल (4-लेन) 0.085 4 54.274 54.346 बडा पुल (4-लेन) 0.072 5 59.766 59.864 बडा पुल (4-लेन) 0.098 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 9th August , 2023 S.O. 3575(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the M inistry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 3199(E) dated the 15th July, 2022 r issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the entire National Highway number 151A starting from its junction with NH 51 near Dwarka connecting Khambaliya, Jamnagar, Dhrol, Amran and terminating at its junction at NH 27 near Maliya in the State of Gujrat [excluding from existing km. 125 to Dhrol Junction (77.80 kms) and from Pipalia junc tion-Maliya Junction (24 kms)] 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 th e 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 sectio n length 49.846 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 5.70 km (having length of 0.570 km) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of four and more lane section of Dhrol -Bhadra and B hadra Patiya - Pipaliya Section from design chainage Kilometer 6.000 to Kilometer 42.200 and design chainage from Kilometer 48.500 to Kilometer 62.716 of National Highway Number 151A in the State of Gujarat 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 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 here under shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: Table -2 Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is paya ble At design km 32.140 at Tarana village of Jamnagar District in the state of Gujarat 49.846 Km. (excluding structures of length >60m and bypasses costing >10 crores 100% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In additional 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 Plazas, 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 equivalent road length Equivalent road length (in km) Rate at which fee is payable At design km 32.140 at Tarana village of Jamnagar District in the state of Gujarat 0.570^ 5.7 100% for four or more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above ^The details are as under: Sl. N o. Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) From Km To Km 1 22.660 22.780 Majo r Bridge (4 -lane) 0.120 2 28.882 29.078 Major Bridge (4 -lane) 0.195 3 41.838 41.923 Major Bridge (4 -lane) 0.085 4 54.274 54.346 Major Bridge (4 -lane) 0.072 5 59.766 59.864 Major Bridge (4 -lane) 0.098 Total Structure Length which are > 60m 0.570 3. The r ate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non -commercial purpose and resides within a distance of twenty kilometers from the toll plaza is Rs. 330.00/ - (Rupees Three Hundred and Thirty only) for the year 2023 -2024 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of said Fee 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 the date of payment 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, equ al 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 vehicle s, 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 rules 12 of the said rul es. 9. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 2007 -2008 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 complet ed 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 918.96 Crore. (T he 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 w ill be notified separately). The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of ca pital 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. NHAI/13013/547/CO/22 -23/Dhrol -Bhadra -PipaliyaNH151No tification/E -221644] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, J t. 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.