Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13112024-258639 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4527] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024/KARTIKA 21, 1946 7319 GI/2024 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th November, 2024 S.O. 4908(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1035 (E), dated the 07 May, 2010 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 388+000 to kilometre 427+400 (Duburi-Chandikhole) section of National Highway Number-53 (old National Highway Number -200) 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, 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 37.817 kilometre [Table-2] and for equivalent length structures of 15.83 kilometre having length more than 60 metre (structures length of 1.583 kilometre [Table-3]) on type of vehicle specified in column (1) of table 1 below for four lane of Duburi - Chandikhole Section from Design Chainage kilometre 388+000 (Existing kilometre 388+382) to Design Chainage kilometre 427+400 (Existing kilometre 428+074) of National Highway Number-53 (old National Highway Number -200) in the State of Odisha and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, as under:- 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| 3.45 | | (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20 | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ 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 | Rate at which fee is payable | | | payable | | +=============================================+=============================================+===============================+ | At Km. 399+350 of National Highway | 37.817 | 100% for four or more lane, of the| | Number -53 (Old National Highway | [excluding length of structures >60m] | base rates mentioned in Table-1| | Number -200) near Pankapala panchayat | | above | | in Jajpur District of State Odisha. | | | +---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ 1. 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-3 +---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is | | | to be converted into equivalent | length (in km) | payable | | | road length | | | +=============================================+=============================================+=======================+===============================+ | At Km. 399+350 of National Highway | 1.583 | 15.83 | 100% for four or more | | Number -53 (Old National Highway | | | lanes, of the base rates | | Number -200) near Pankapala panchayat | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | in Jajpur District of State Odisha. | | | above | +---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------+ ^The details of structures having length more than 60m are as under: +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ | | Chainage| | Type of Structure | Length (in Km) | +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ | | From Km | To Km | | | +=====+=========+=========+===================+================+ | 1. | 399+974 | 400+041 | MJB | 0.067 | +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ | 2. | 400+633 | 401+880 | MJB | 1.247 | +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ | 3. | 415+604 | 415+665 | MJB | 0.061 | +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ | 4. | 425+809 | 425+940 | ROB | 0.131 | +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ | 5. | 426+840 | 426+917 | Flyover | 0.077 | +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ | | | Total | | 1.583 | +-----+---------+---------+-------------------+----------------+ 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 (Three Hundred and Forty Rupees) 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 of| | way journey | | 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 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. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 1065.93 Cr. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, etc., are yet to be completed. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. PROJ-13016(72)/1/2024-PIU Dhenkanal/E- 241596] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy. 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