Publication of user fee notification

5214 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. 3458] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , AUGUST 11 , 2023/ SHRAVANA 20, 1945 CG-DL-E-12082023-248075 (1) (2) 150A क े 397.400 पर बाइपास 359.100 369.900 10.682 150% 401.200 413.350 12.03 150% 100% 1 367.502 367.620 आरओबी 0.118 2 407.885 408.005 बड़ा पुल 0.120 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 10th August , 2023 S.O. 3612(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. No 3512(E) dated 23rd November 2016 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the Bellary to Hiriyur section from kilometer 254.800 to kilometer 409.000 of National Highway Number 150 A 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 Highway s 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 100% of the base ra te specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 32.755 Km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 2.380 km (having length of 0.238 km) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having le ngth of 22.712 Km costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for use of four lane section of Challakere to Hiriyur from Existing Chainage Km. 359.120 to Km. 411.560 (Design Chainage Km. 358.500 to Km. 414.205) of NH -150A in the State of Karnataka 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 M ulti Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s): Table 2 Location of F ee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At Design/Existing Ch. 397.400 of NH - 150A Near Balenahalli Village in Chitradurga District of Karnataka 32.755 km [Excluding length of Bypass (costing> 10 Cr.) And le ngth of structures (>60m)] 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 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(s) (chainage) Name of the Bypass Taking off Merging at Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable Length (in Km) Cost (in Rs. Crore) At Design/Existing Ch. 397.400 of NH -150A Near Balenahalli Village in Chitradurga District of Karnataka Challakere Bypass 359.100 369.900 10.682 (Excluding 0.118 Km length of structures >60m) 221.86 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Hiriyur Bypass 401.200 413.350 12.03 (Excluding 0.120 Km length of structures >60m) 249.86 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 3. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be d ue 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 equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by equalisation factor o f 10: Table 4 Location of Fee Plaza(s) (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/Existing Ch . 397.400 of NH -150A Near Balenahalli Village in Chitradurga District of Karnataka 0.238 2.380 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above *Details of structures having length more than 60m are as under: Chainage Length (i n Km.) From To Type of Structure 1 367.502 367.620 ROB 0.118 2 407.885 408.005 Major Bridge 0.120 Total Structure length >60m 0.238 4. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non -commercial purposes and reside s within a distance of twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 330/ - (Rupees Three Hundred and Thirty only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway secti on, 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 half times of the fee for one way journey Two Twenty four hours from the time of payment Two-third o f amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment 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 c ategory, 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 secti on 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 specifi ed in the said rules. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 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, each in English and vernacular language. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1658.42 Crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting etc. are yet t o 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 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/PIU -CTA/4 -LCLK -HYR/NH -150A/2022 -23/12/3013/E -225303 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Rin g Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.