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This notification levies user fees for the Ganeshpur-Dehradun Section of National Highway 72A (New NH 307) in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued Notification S.O. 4162(E) on September 12, 2025, to levy fees for the use of the four-lane Ganeshpur-Dehradun Section of National Highway 72A (New NH 307), specifically from design kilometre 0+000 to 19+785 (existing km. 17+900 to km. 38+600) in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This action is taken by the Central Government under 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 notification references a previous notification, S.O. 5440(E) dated December 28, 2021, which entrusted this stretch of NH no. 307 (old NH no. 72A) to the National Highways Authority of India. The Authority is authorized to collect the fees. Base rates per kilometre for the 2007-08 base year are specified, ranging from Rs. 0.65 for cars to Rs. 4.20 for oversized vehicles with seven or more axles. The fee is payable at the Fee Plaza located at Km./CH. (-)0.610 of NH-72A near Ganeshpur Village in Saharanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, for a calculated length of 98.925 km. A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles owned by residents within 20 km of the plaza costs Rs. 350.00 for the year 2025-26, subject to annual revision. Multiple journey passes are also available: two journeys within 24 hours cost one and a half times the one-way fee, and fifty journeys within one month cost two-thirds of the amount for fifty single journeys. Commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls are eligible for a 50% discount if no service or alternative road is available. Overloaded vehicles are liable to pay a fee per sub-rule 1A of Rule 10 and cannot use the highway until the excess load is removed. All definitions are as per the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, and rates will be displayed per Rule 12. The actual fee amounts and discounts will be calculated and revised annually by the Authority according to Rule 5, published in English and vernacular newspapers. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2039 Crore. The notification is signed by VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15092025-266161 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4047] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025/BHADRA 24, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th September, 2025 S.O. 4162(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 5440(E) dated the 28th December, 2021 issued under Section-11 of National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of new NH no. 307 (old NH no. 72A) from km. 17.900 to km. 38.600 (new NH 307) Ganeshpur to Asharori section situated within the state of Uttar pradesh and Uttarakhand 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 the total length of 98.925 km. (Table-2) on the type of vehicle specified in column (1) of Table -1 for the use of four lane or more lane of Ganeshpur-Dehradun Section from design kilometre 0+000 to kilometre 19+785 (existing km. 17+900 to km. 38+600) of National Highway number 72A (New NH 307) in the State of Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and authorises the Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely: - Table I +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ 1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: - Table 2 +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for | Rate at which fee is payable | | | which Fee is payable | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | At Km./CH. (-)0.610 of NH-72A(new NH-307) near | | 100% for four or more lane of the | | Ganeshpur Village in Sharanpur District of State of | 98.925^ | base rates mentioned in Table-1 | | Uttarpradesh | | above | +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ [The plaza is at 610 m before start of the project at Saharanpur-Ganeshpur section] ^ Length as per Sub-rule 10 of Rule 4 of the said rules:- +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Calculation Method | Value | | | (in kilometers) | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ | 10 x 12.858 (i.e., ten times length of structures*) + 6.927 (i.e., net road length excluding length | 135.507 | | of structure of 12.858) | | | Five times the total length of the section of national highway (i.e., 5 x 19.785) | 98.925 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ The lesser of these two values i.e. 98.925 km., is the length for which the fee is payable. *Details of structures: Table 3 +------------+----------+-----------------------+------------------+ | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length (in km.) | | From Km. | To Km. | | | +------------+----------+-----------------------+------------------+ | 2.258 | 8.033 | Elevated Viaduct | 5.775 | | 8.130 | 13.178 | Elevated Viaduct | 5.048 | | 13.292 | 14.482 | Elevated Viaduct | 1.190 | | 15.732 | 15.807 | Major Bridge | 0.075 | | 15.950 | 16.320 | Tunnel | 0.370 | | 18.440 | 18.640 | Elephant Underpass | 0.200 | | 19.040 | 19.240 | Elephant Underpass | 0.200 | +------------+----------+-----------------------+------------------+ | Total | | | 12.858 | +------------+----------+-----------------------+------------------+ 2. 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. 350.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Fifty only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 3. 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 | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | One and half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty four hours from the | | journey | | time of payment | | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for | Fifty | One month from date of | | fifty single journeys | | payment | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 8. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometre 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. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 2039 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 realised. [F. No. CODIV/13/2024-PIU Baghpat /E-253630] VINAY KUMAR, Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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