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Levies toll fees at 60% of base rates for using a section of National Highway 224 (New NH 57) in Odisha, authorizing NHAI for collection.

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This notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, announces the levy of toll fees on National Highway 224 (New NH no. 57) in Odisha. The toll is set at 60% of the base rates defined in the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008, for a net road section of 88.029 km and an equivalent structure length of 4.59 km, specifically on the Balangir-Khurda section between chainage Km 50/000 to 140/900. The notification authorizes the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect these fees. The document further specifies vehicle-wise base rates (Table-1), toll plaza location near Nuapada village in Boudh district, Odisha (Table-2), and equivalent road length calculations for structures exceeding 60 meters (Table-3). It also outlines provisions for monthly passes at Rs. 340 for non-commercial vehicles residing nearby, discounted rates for frequent travelers, and a 50% fee reduction for district-registered commercial vehicles (excluding national permit vehicles) where no alternative service road exists. Penalties are stipulated for overloaded vehicles, and the estimated project capital cost is 255.212 Crore Rupees.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17012025-260283 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 291] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025/PAUSHA 25, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th January, 2025 S.O. 293(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1096 (E) dated the 4th August,2005 issued under section under section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway number 224 (New NH no. 57) in the State of Odisha to the State Government of Odisha. Now, therefore, 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 (hereinafter referred to as the said “rules”), the Central Government, hereby levies the fee at 60% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table -1 for net road section of 88.029 km (Table-2) and for equivalent structure length (having more than 60m ) of 4.59 km (having length of 0.459 km. [Table-3]) on the type of vehicle specified in column (1) of table -1 below for use of 2 lane with paved shoulders of Balangir-Khurda section from design chainage from Km 50/000 to 140/900 (Existing Km 50.00 to Km 140.900) on the National Highway No. 224/ New National Highway No. 57 in the state of Odisha and authorises National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect, either through its officials or through 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 | 1.05 | | Mini Bus | | +------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Bus or Truck (Two axles) | 2.20 | +------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Three-axle commercial vehicle | 2.40 | +------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | Heavy construction machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving | 3.45 | | Equipment (EMEO) 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 following Toll Plaza for the net road length Specified for such Toll Plaza, namely: - Table -2 +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Location of Toll Plaza | Length (in Km) for which | Rate at which fee is | | (Design Chainage) | fee is payable | payable | +=====================================+================================+=============================+ | At km 117.400 near Village | 88.029 | 60% for two lane with paved | | Nuapada in Boudh district in | | shoulders, of the base rates| | State of Odisha. | | 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-3 +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in | Equivalent road length | Rate at which fee | | (chainage) | km) to be converted | (in km) | is payable | | | into equivalent road | | | | | length | | | +=====================================+===================================+====================+=============================+ | At km 117.400 near | 0.459^ | 4.590 | 60% for two lane | | Village Nuapada in | | | with paved | | Boudh district in State | | | shoulders, of the | | of Odisha. | | | base rates | +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ ^The details of structures (>60m) are as under: Chainage +-------+----------+--------+-----------------+----------------+ | Sr. no.| From Km | To Km | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | +=======+==========+========+-----------------+================+ | 1 | 57.160 | 57.279 | Major Bridge | 0.119 | +-------+----------+--------+-----------------+----------------+ | 2 | 66.706 | 66.843 | Major Bridge | 0.137 | +-------+----------+--------+-----------------+----------------+ | 3 | 90.838 | 91.041 | Major Bridge | 0.203 | +-------+----------+--------+-----------------+----------------+ | Total | | | | 0.459 | +-------+----------+--------+-----------------+----------------+ 3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purpose and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the Toll Plaza is Rs. 340.00 (Rupees: Three hundred Forty Only) for the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of 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 one- | Period of validity | | | way journeys allowed | | +===================================+===============================+===========================+ | One and half times of the fee for | Two | Twenty-four hours from the| | One way Journey | | time | | | | of Payments | +-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+---------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from date of | | Payable for fifty single journeys | | 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 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 toll 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 vehicle, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicle, 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 kilometre for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table 1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicle and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highways Authority of India 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 255.212 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 National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RO/BBSR/11011/57/ORS/16-17/586/SMBP/24/392/2016-TOLLNOTIFICATION /E-237200] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.

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