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The Central Government levies user fees for the four or more lane section of National Highway number 341 from Km 0.000 to Km 65.478 in Gujarat and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect such fees.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification S.O. 2147(E) dated 13th May, 2025, issued by the Central Government, levies user fees on the four or more lane section of National Highway number 341 (NH-341) from Km 0.000 to Km 65.478 (excluding portion between Km. 54.680 to Km. 60.620) in the State of Gujarat. This section, part of the Bhimasar-Anjar-Bhuj route, was previously entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) by notification S. O. 3743 (E) dated 21st October 2020 under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988). The fee is levied in exercise of 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. The NHAI is authorized to collect the fee through its officials or a contractor. Fees are specified based on vehicle type (Table 1) for a net road section length of 38.021 km (Table 2), for equivalent structure length (>60m) of 9.29 km (Table 4) at 100% of base rates, and for bypasses (>Rs 10 crore cost) having length of 20.800 km (Table 3) at one and one half times (150%) the base rate. Specific Fee Plazas are located at Km 13+125 (Varshamedi village) and Km 49+803 (Kukma Village) in Kutch District. A monthly pass for local non-commercial vehicles within 20 km is Rs 340 for the year 2024-25, subject to annual revision. Multiple journey passes are available with specified rates and validity (Table 5). District-registered commercial vehicles may receive a 50% discount under certain conditions. Overloaded vehicles are subject to fees as per sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the 2008 Rules. Fee rates are to be displayed per rule 12 and revised annually per rule 5, published in English and vernacular newspapers. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1571.74 crore, subject to variation.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15052025-263114 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2098] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025/VAISAKHA 24, 1947 3153 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th May, 2025 S.O. 2147(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S. O. 3743 (E) dated 21st October 2020 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NH-341 Bhimasar- Anjar-Bhuj (including Bhuj Bypass) section from (Km 0.000 to Km. 65.478) 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 the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 38.021 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 9.29 km (having length of 0.929 km, Table-4) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 20.800 km [Table-3] costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of four or more lane section of NH-341 from Bhimasar, Junction of NH-41 to Anjar- Bhuj upto Airport Junction, Km 0.000 to Km 65.478 (excluding portion between Km. 54.680 to Km. 60.620) of National Highway number 341 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)| 3.45 | | 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 | Rate at which fee is payable | | | payable | | +=================================================+======================================================================================+==================================================================+ | At Km 13+125 of NH-341 at Varshamedi | 17.706 (Excluding length of Bypass | 100% for four or more lane, of the | | village of Kutch District in Gujarat State. | (costing >10 Cr.) and length of | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | | structures (>60m)) | above | +-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 49+803 of NH-341at Kukma Village | 20.315 (Excluding length of Bypass | 100% for four or more lane, of the | | of Kutch District in Gujarat State. | (costing >10 Cr.) and length of | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | | structures (>60m)) | above | +-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Total | 38.201 Km | | +-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to the 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 | Name of the | Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of | Rate at | | (chainage) | Bypass | | | bypass for which | which fee | | | | | | additional fee is payable | is payable | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------+---------------+ | | | | | | Length | Cost (in Rs. | | | | | | | (in Km.) | Crore) | | +=================================================+================+=============+=============+-------------+---------------+=================+ | At Km 13+125 of NH- | Anjar Bypass | Design km | Design km | 8.170 | 146.23 | 150% for | | 341 Varshamedi Village of | | 18+150 | 26+320 | | | four or more | | Kutch District in Gujarat | | | | | | lane, of the | | State | | | | | | base rates | | | | | | | | mentioned | | | | | | | | in Table-1 | | | | | | | | above | +-------------------------------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+ | At Km 49+803 of NH- | Sapeda Bypass | Design km | Design km | 2.500 | 45.50 | 150% for | | 341 at Kukma Village of | | 29+120 | 31+620 | | | four or more | | Kutch District in Gujarat | Ratnal Bypass | Design km | Design km | 6.550 | 118.94 | lane, of the | | State. | | 32+880 | 39+430 | | | base rates | | | Kukma Bypass | Design km | Design km | 3.580 | 65.01 | mentioned | | | | 49+990 | 53+570 | | | in Table-1 | | | | | | | | above | +-------------------------------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+ | Total | | | | 20.800 | | | +-------------------------------------------------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+ 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 | Length of | Equivalent road length | Rate at which fee is | | (chainage) | structures (in km) | (in km) | payable) | | | to be converted into | | | | | equivalent road | | | | | length | | | +=================================================+==========================================================================+================---------------+==================================================================+ | At Km 13+125 of NH- | 0.561^ | 5.61 | 100% for four or more | | 341 Varshamedi Village of Kutch | | | lane, of the base rates | | District in Gujarat State. | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | +-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ | At Km 49+803 of NH-341 at | 0.368^^ | 3.68 | 100% for four or more | | Kukma Village of Kutch District in | | | lane, of the base rates | | Gujarat State | | | mentioned in Table-1 above | +-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Total | 0.929 | | | +-------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ ^The details of the structure are as under: - Details of the structure under Toll Plaza at Km. 13+125 +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | Sr. No. | Design Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | +=========+=================+====================+=================+ | 1 | Km 05+688 to Km 5+932 | ROB | 0.244 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | 2 | Km 11+414 to Km 11+514| MJB | 0.100 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | 3 | Km 13+755 to Km 13+855| MJB | 0.100 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | 4 | Km 23+262 to Km 23+379| ROB | 0.117 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | Total | | | 0.561 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ Details of the structure under Toll Plaza at Km. 49+803 +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | Sr. No. | Design Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | +=========+=================+====================+=================+ | 1 | Km 48+573 to Km 48+707| ROB | 0.134 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | 2 | Km 63+044 to Km 63+278| ROB | 0.234 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ | Total | | | 0.368 | +---------+-----------------+--------------------+-----------------+ 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 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 | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +==================================================================+=================================================+===============================+ | One and half times of the fee for one | Two | Twenty four hours from the time of| | way journey | | payment | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | Two-third of the amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from the date of payment| | payable for fifty 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 1571.74 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 realized. [F. No. NHAI/PIU-Gandhidham/NH-341/BAB/FeePlaza/13+125&49+803/E-243306] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.

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