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The Central Government hereby levies a fee on mechanical vehicles for the use of a section of Expressway No. NE-6 in Uttar Pradesh, in exercise of 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.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through notification S.O. 3735(E) dated August 13, 2025, has levied a fee on mechanical vehicles for using the section of Expressway No. NE-6 from Km 17.580 to Km 73.744 (a length of 56.164 km) in Uttar Pradesh. This action is based on section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) and Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. The fee is set at 125% of the base rates specified in Table 1 for different vehicle types (e.g., Car/Jeep: 0.65 Rs/Km, Bus/Truck: 2.20 Rs/Km) for the base year 2007-08, applied to a net road section length of 45.7259 Km and an equivalent structure length of 104.381 km (actual 10.4381 km for structures over 60m). The National Highways Authority of India is authorized to collect this fee at five designated Fee Plazas located in Lucknow District (Miranpur Pinvat, Khandedev, Bani villages) and Unnao District (Amarsus, Kader Patari villages). An additional fee applies to structures over 60 meters, calculated by multiplying their length by an equalization factor of 10. Provisions are made for partial and full section use, and passes for multiple journeys: one and a half times the one-way fee for two journeys within 24 hours, or two-thirds of the fifty single journey fee for fifty journeys within one month. Overloaded vehicles must pay a fee as per Rule 10(1A) and remove excess load. Fee rates will be displayed as per Rule 12 and revised annually by the Authority based on Rule 5, with publication in English and vernacular newspapers. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 4432.27 Cr.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21082025-265567 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3643] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025/SHRAVANA 22, 1947 5438 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th August, 2025 S.O. 3735(E). — Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. No. 515(E) dated 03.02.2021 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of NE-6, starting from its junction with NH-27 near Shaheed Path (km 11.000 of existing NH-27) connecting Bani, Kantha, Amarsas and terminating at its junction with NH No 27 (Km 71.300 of existing NH-27) near Kanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (herein after 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 and amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the "said Rules"), the Central Government, hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at 125% of the rate specified in Column (2) of the Table 1 (hereinafter referred to as "base rate") net road section length of 45.7259 Km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 104.381 km (having length of 10.4381 km) on the Type of Vehicles specified in Column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of section from Km 17.580 to km 73.744 (length 56.164 km) on Expressway No.NE-6 in the States of Uttar Pradesh, which is Expressway notified as NE-6 vide S.O. No. 515(E) dated 03.02.2021 and authorizes 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| 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 following Fee Plaza (s) for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza (s). TABLE-2 +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | Sl. | Location of Fee Plaza (Ch.) | Length in Km for | Rate at which Fee is payable| | No. | | which Fee is | | | | | payable | | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | 1 | Km 18+650* | | | | | Fee Plaza at | | | | | Miranpur Pinvat Village | | | | | Dist - Lucknow | | | | | | As per the distance | 125% of the base rates | | | Km 24+500 | matrix at table no 3 | mentioned in | | 2 | Fee Plaza at Khandedev Village Dist -| below | table no. 1 above | | | Lucknow | | | | | Km 27+700 | | | | 3 | Fee Plaza at Bani Village | | | | | Dist - Lucknow | | | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | 4 | Km 65+700 | | | | | Fee Plaza at Amarsus Village | | | | | Dist - Unnao | | | | | Km 73+744 | | | | 5 | Fee Plaza at Kader Patari Village| | | | | Dist - Unnao | | | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ * Fee Plaza located at Km 18.650 is for Tolling length from / up to km 17.580 of Kanpur Lucknow Expressway. TABLE-3 Distance Matrix for Net Road length (Excluding length of Structures > 60 M length) +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | To | Starting | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | | | Point Km 17.580 | Km 24.500 | Km 27.700 | Km 65.700 | Km 73.744 | | | (Fee Plaza at Km| | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | From | Km | 17.580 | 24.500 | 27.700 | 65.7 | 73.744 | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Starting | | | | | | | Point Km 17.580 | 17.580 | 0 | 1.025 | 1.025 | 37.8176 | 45.7259 | | (Fee Plaza at Km | | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 24.500 | 1.0250 | 0 | 0 | 36.7926 | 44.7009 | | Km 24.500 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 27.700 | 1.0250 | 0 | 0 | 36.7926 | 44.7009 | | Km 27.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 65.700 | 37.8176 | 36.7926 | 36.7926 | 0 | 7.9083 | | Km 65.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 73.744 | 45.7259 | 44.7009 | 44.7009 | 7.9083 | 0 | | Km 73.744 | | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ 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 60 m at the following toll plaza, by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalization factor of 10: TABLE-4 +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | Sl. | Location of Fee Plaza (Ch.) | Length (in Km) | Equivalent road | Rate at which fee is payable| | No. | | for which | length (in km) | | | | | fee is | | | | | | payable | | | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | 1 | Km 18+650* | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Miranpur Pinvat Village | | | | | | Dist - Lucknow | | | | | | Km 24+500 | | | | | 2 | Fee Plaza at Khandedev Village | As per the distance | 10 times of the | 125% of the base rates | | | Dist - Lucknow | matrix for structures | distance as per | mentioned in table no. 1 | | | Km 27+700 | > 60 m length at | col.3 | above | | 3 | Fee Plaza at Bani Village Dist - | Table 5 below | | | | | Lucknow | | | | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ | 4 | Km 65+700 | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Amarsus Village | | | | | | Dist - Unnao | | | | | | Km 73+744 | | | | | 5 | Fee Plaza at Kader Patari Village| | | | | | Dist - Unnao | | | | +-----+----------------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+ TABLE-5 Distance Matrix for road length of structures^ (> 60 m length) between Fee Plazas +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | To | Starting | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | | | Point Km 17.580 | Km 24.500 | Km 27.700 | Km 65.700 | Km 73.744 | | | (Fee Plaza at Km| | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | From | Km | 17.580 | 24.500 | 27.700 | 65.700 | 73.744 | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Starting | | | | | | | Point Km | 17.580 | 0 | 5.8950 | 9.0950 | 10.3024 | 10.4381 | | 17.580 | | | | | | | (Fee Plaza at Km | | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 24.500 | 5.8950 | 0 | 3.2000 | 4.4074 | 4.5431 | | Km 24.500 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 27.700 | 9.0950 | 3.2000 | 0 | 1.2074 | 1.3431 | | Km 27.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 65.700 | 10.3024 | 4.4074 | 1.2074 | 0 | 0.1357 | | Km 65.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 73.744 | 10.4381 | 4.5431 | 1.3431 | 0.1357 | 0 | | Km 73.744 | | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ ^The details of structures having length more than 60m are as under: TABLE-5A +-----+-----------------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------------------------+-----------------------+ | Sr | Type of | From | Ch. To | Design | Length Of | Equivalent road | | No | Structure | | | Km | Structure(average) in km | length in km | +-----+-----------------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------------------------+-----------------------+ | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) = (f) X 10 | +-----+-----------------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 1 | Elevated | 18.605 | 28.195 | | 9.59 | 95.9 | | | Viaduct | | | | | | | 2 | Major Bridge | 28.195 | 28.37 | 28.230 | 0.175 | 1.75 | | 3 | Major Bridge | 46.1625 | 46.2388 | 46.2006 | 0.0763 | 0.763 | | | (LHS) | | | | | | | | Major Bridge | 46.1753 | 46.2516 | 46.2134 | | | | | (RHS) | | | | | | | 4 | Flyover | 55.4689 | 55.6023 | 55.5356 | 0.1333 | 1.333 | | | (LHS) | | | | | | | | Flyover | 55.4752 | 55.6085 | 55.5419 | | | | | (RHS) | | | | | | | 5 | Major Bridge | 63.8722 | 64.0438 | 63.9580 | 0.1716 | 1.716 | | 6 | ROB | 64.4235 | 64.5007 | 64.4621 | 0.0772 | 0.772 | | 7 | Interchange | 65.6121 | 65.6918 | 65.6519 | 0.079 | 0.79 | | | (LHS) | | | | | | | | Interchange | 65.6279 | 65.7062 | 65.6568 | | | | | (RHS) | | | | | | | 8 | Major Bridge | 72.6301 | 72.7010 | 72.6656 | 0.0709 | 0.709 | | | (LHS) | | | | | | | | Major Bridge | 72.6439 | 72.7148 | 72.6793 | | | | | (RHS) | | | | | | | 9 | Interchange | 73.7016 | 73.7664 | 73.7340 | 0.0648 | 0.648 | +-----+-----------------+-----------+-----------+---------+----------------------------+-----------------------+ TOTAL | 10.4381 | 104.381 | Table-5B Distance Matrix for equivalent length of structures (> 60 Meter length) between Fee Plazas (i.e 10x length of structures) +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | To | Starting Point | Fee Plaza | Fee Plaza | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | | | Km 17.580 | at Km | at Km | Km 65.700 | Km 73.744 | | | (Fee Plaza at | 24.500 | 27.700 | | | | | Km | | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | From | Km | 17.580 | 24.500 | 27.700 | 65.700 | 73.744 | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Starting Point | | | | | | | Km 17.580 | 17.580 | 0 | 58.950 | 90.950 | 103.024 | 104.381 | | (Fee Plaza at Km | | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Km | 24.500 | 58.950 | 0 | 32.000 | 44.074 | 45.431 | | 24.500 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Km | 27.700 | 90.950 | 32.000 | 0 | 12.074 | 13.431 | | 27.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Km | 65.700 | 103.024 | 44.074 | 12.074 | 0 | 01.357 | | 65.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at Km | 73.744 | 104.381 | 45.431 | 13.431 | 01.357 | 0 | | 73.744 | | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ 3. The net effective length for which fee shall be due and payable is as under: TABLE-6 Distance matrix for total tollable road length (Including equivalent length of structures >60 m length) (Table 3 + Table 5B) +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | To | Starting | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | Fee Plaza at | | | Point Km 17.580 | Km 24.500 | Km 27.700 | Km 65.700 | Km 73.744 | | | (Fee Plaza at Km| | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | From | Km | 17.580 | 24.500 | 27.700 | 65.700 | 73.744 | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Starting | | | | | | | Point Km 17.580 | 17.580 | 0 | 59.9750 | 91.9750 | 140.8416 | 150.1069 | | (Fee Plaza at Km | | | | | | | 18.650) | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 24.500 | 59.9750 | 0 | 32.0000 | 80.8666 | 90.1319 | | Km 24.500 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 27.700 | 91.9750 | 32.0000 | 0 | 48.8666 | 58.1319 | | Km 27.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 65.700 | 140.8416 | 80.8666 | 48.8666 | 0 | 9.2653 | | Km 65.700 | | | | | | | Fee Plaza at | 73.744 | 150.1069 | 90.1319 | 58.1319 | 9.2653 | 0 | | Km 73.744 | | | | | | +-------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ 4. The various types of traffic movements for which the user fee will be charged on the basis of actual distance travelled is as under: Traffic plying on LHS from Lucknow to Kanpur Table 7 A: Traffic plying on LHS from Lucknow to Kanpur +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Sl.No.| KM | Entry From | Exit To | +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | 1 | 17+580 | Miranpur Pinvat (MCW), Km 17+580 Entry shall | Khandedev( Ramp), Km 24.500 | | | | be recorded at Toll Plaza at Km 18+650 | Amarsus (Interchange), Km | | | | | 65.700 | | | | | Kader Pateri (Interchange), Km | | | | | 73+744 | | 2 | 27+700 | Bani (Interchange), Km 27+700 (Ramp Fee | Amarsus (Interchange), Km | | | | Plaza (both entry and exit)) | 65.700 | | | | | Kader Pateri (Interchange), Km | | | | | 73+744 | | 3 | 65+700 | Amarsus (Interchange), Km 65+700 | Kader Pateri (Interchange), Km | | | | (Ramp Fee Plaza (both entry and exit)) | 73+744 | +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ Traffic plying on RHS from Kanpur to Lucknow Table 7 B: Traffic plying on RHS from Kanpur to Lucknow +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Sl.No.| KM | Entry From | Exit To | +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | | | Kader Pateri(Interchange), Km 73+744 | Amarsus (Interchange), Km 65.700 | | 1 | 73+744 | (Ramp Fee Plaza (both entry and exit)) | Bani (Interchange), Km 27+700 | | | | | Miranpur Pinvat (MCW), Km | | | | | 17+580 | | | | Amarsus (Interchange), Km 65+700 (Ramp Fee | Bani (Interchange), Km 27+700 | | 2 | 65+700 | Plaza (both entry and exit)) | Miranpur Pinvat (MCW), Km | | | | | 17+580 | | 3 | 24+500 | Khandedev( Ramp), Km 24.500 | Miranpur Pinvat (MCW), Km 17+580 | | | | (Ramp Fee Plaza (both entry and exit)) | | +-----+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 5. The vehicle using only a part of the section by crossing a fee plaza shall pay the specified fee for that category of the vehicle for that plaza only and the vehicle using the whole section shall have an option to pay the whole fee at the first fee plaza and cross another fee plaza by showing the fee receipt/ Auto Debited. 6. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Table-8 +---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of | Period of Validity | | | one- way journeys | | | | allowed | | +---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+ | One and half times of the fee for | Two | Twenty-four hours | | one-way journey* | | from the time of payment | | Two-third of amount of the fee | Fifty | One month from date of | | payable for fifty single journeys* | | payment | +---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+ * Provided that the user uses the same entry and exit fee plazas while performing the return journey. 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 rules. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 12 of the said rules. 10. Based on the Base rate of fee per km 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, each in English and vernacular language accordingly. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 4432.27 Cr. 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. PROJ-35017(12)/2/2025-PIU Lucknow/E-253042] 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. Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH Date: 2025.08.21 11:58:06+05'30' GORAKHA NATH YADAVA YADAVA

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