Publication of user fee notification

1875 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1254] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY , MARCH 1 3, 2024 /PHALGUNA 23, 1945 CG-DL-E-13032024-252933 (1) (2) 60% 100% 100% ई-229992 ] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th March, 2024 S.O. 1316 (E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in t he Ministry of Road Transport and Highways S.O. 2040(E) dated the 28th May 2021 issued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India Act 1988 ( 68 to 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Ch 0.000 to Ch 93.983 ( Galgalia - Bhadurganj -Araria Section) in the state of Bihar of National Highway No. 327(E) 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 Nat ional 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”) and in suppression* of the notification published vide S.O. 241(E), dated 17th January, 2020 , the Central Government hereby levies the fee on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below at 60% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 below for net road section length of 26.000 km for the use of e xisting two lane with paved shoulders of Bahadurganj to Harwa Chowk Section from Design Km. 49.000 to Km. 75.000 of NH -327E in the State of Bihar till operationalisation of fee plaza, which is under construction in Package -II four laning of Bahadurganj - Araria Section from Design Km 49.000 to Km 93.983 of NH - 327E, and at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 below for net road section length of 47.8198 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 11.802 km (having length of 1.1802 Km) for the use of four laning of Galgalia - Bahadurganj section from design Km 0.000 to Km 49.000 (Existing Km. 0.000 to Km. 49.000) of National Highway number 327E in the State of Bihar 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 *This suppression shall be effective with effect from the date of start of operationalization of fee plaza at Design km 22.410 under this fee notification. 1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at th e Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza namely: - (i) Before operationalisation of fee plaza constructing under Package -II four laning of Bahadurganja - Araria Section from Design km 49.000 to km 93.983 of NH -327E : TABLE -2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At Design km 22.410 at Jeerangachh Village of 26 Km 60% for two lane with paved shoulders of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Kishanganj District in Bihar State. 47.8198 Km [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.), length of structures (>60m)] 100% for four or more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above (ii) After operationalisation of fee plaza constructed under Package -II four laning of Bahadurganja - Araria Section from Design km 49.000 to km 93.983 of NH -327E TABLE -3 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At Design km 22.410 at Jeerangachh Village of Kishanganj District in Bihar State. 47.8198 Km [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.), length 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 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 At Design km 22.410 at Jeerangachh Village of Kishanganj District in Bihar State. 1.1802 11.802 100% for four or more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above ^The detail is as under: Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) From Km To Km LHS 1 Km. 0+788 Km. 0+858 Major Bridge 0.070 2 Km.21+272.5 Km.21+333.50 Major Bridge 0.061 3 Km.23+086 Km.23+164 Major Bridge 0.078 4 Km.24+353 Km.24+569 Major Bridge 0.216 5 Km.26+487.50 Km.26+554.50 Major Bridge 0.067 6 Km.31+176 Km.31+254 Major Bridge 0.078 7 Km.34+797 Km.34+901 Major Bridge 0.104 8 Km.36+082 Km.36+298 Major Bridge 0.216 9 Km.37+502 Km.37+572 Major Bridge 0.070 10 Km.41+725.75 Km.41+786.25 Major Bridge 0.0605 11 Km.45+658.50 Km.45+737.50 Major Bridge 0.079 12 Km.10+390 Km.10+462 ROB 0.072 Total 1.1715 RHS 1 Km.0+788 Km.0+858 Major Bridge 0.070 2 Km.21+272.50 Km.21+333.50 Major Bridge 0.061 3 Km.23+086 Km.23+164 Major Bridge 0.078 4 Km.24+350 Km.24+572 Major Bridge 0.222 5 Km.26+487.50 Km.26+554.50 Major Bridge 0.067 6 Km.31+176 Km.31+254 Major Bridge 0.078 7 Km.34+794 Km.34+904 Major Bridge 0.110 8 Km.36+077.30 Km.36+298.70 Major Bridge 0.2214 9 Km.37+502 Km.37+572 Major Bridge 0.070 10 Km.41+725.75 Km.41+786.25 Major Bridge 0.0605 11 Km.45+658.50 Km.45+737.50 Major Bridge 0.079 12 Km.10+390 Km.10+462 ROB 0.072 Total 1.1889 Average 1.1802 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 330.000 (Three Hundred and Thirty Rupees Only) for the year 2023 -24 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 -5 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 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 s uch 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 H ighway 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 inform ation 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 disco unts 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. 1453.16 Crore. The capital cost is subjected 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/CO/23 -24/FeeNotification/Galgalia -BahadurganjSection/(km 0.000 to km 49.000)/E -229992] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. 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