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The Central Government hereby levies fees for the use of the 6-lane Urban Extension Road (UER-II)-NH-344M and NH-344N highway sections in the NCT of Delhi and Haryana, under 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 S.O. 3832(E) dated August 20, 2025, has levied fees for the use of the 6-lane Urban Extension Road (UER-II)-NH-344M and NH-344N highway sections. This action is taken 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 Central Government had previously entrusted these highways, including NH-344M (from Bankoli Village connecting Narela, Mundka, Najafgarh, Dwarka to Bhartal chowk in NCT of Delhi) and NH-344N (from Dichaun Kalan in NCT of Delhi to Balaur village in Haryana), to the National Highways Authority of India (Authority) via notification S.O. 515(E) dated February 3, 2021, issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act 1988 (68 of 1988). Fees are applicable for a net road section length of 34.153 km and an equivalent structure length of 119.260 km (derived from an actual structure length of 11.926 km using an equalization factor of 10). The primary Fee Plaza is located at Km 22.750 of NH-344M near Mundaka-Bakkarwala in Delhi. Base rates for the base year 2007-08 range from Rs 0.65 per km for Cars/Jeeps to Rs 4.20 per km for Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles). A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles residing within 20 km of the fee plaza is set at Rs 350 for the year 2025-26. Provisions for multiple journey passes include 1.5 times the one-way fee for two journeys within 24 hours, and two-thirds the amount of fifty single journeys for a one-month pass. Commercial vehicles registered in the district of the fee plaza are eligible for a 50% fee reduction if no service or alternative road is available. Overloaded vehicles are subject to a fee as specified in sub-rule 1A of Rule 10 of the said rules. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 5212.40 crore, and fee rates will be revised annually in accordance with Rule 5 and displayed per Rule 12 of the rules.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22082025-265613 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3727] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2025/SHRAVANA 29, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th August, 2025 S.O. 3832(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 515(E) dated 03rd February, 2021 issued under Section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the highway NH-344M starting from its junction with NH-44 near Bankoli Village connecting Narela, Mundka, Najafgarh, Dwarka and terminating at its junction with NH-248BB near Bhartal chowk in the NCT of Delhi and the highway NH-344N starting from its junction with NH-344M near Dichaun Kalan in NCT of Delhi and terminating at its junction with NH- 9 near Balaur village (Bahadurgarh Bypass) in the state of Haryana 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 and amended from time to time (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 34.153 km [Table-2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 119.260 km (having structure length 11.926 km, Table-3) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of 6-lane Urban Extension Road (UER-II)- NH-344M, Package 1 (from NH-1 to karala- Kanjhawala road, Km -0+700 to 15+000) in the state of Delhi on EPC mode, 6-Lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) - NH-344M, Package-2 (From Karala Kanjhawala Road, Km 15+000 to Nangloi Najafgarh Road, Km 28+450) in the State of Delhi on EPC mode, 6-lane Urban Extension Road (UER-II)-NH-344M (Package-3) from Nangloi- Najafgarh Road (Chainage from km 28+450 to km 38+111.43) to Dwarka Sector 24, 4-Lane Road Link (from Km 0+000 to 7+269, 7.3 Km) NH 344N starting from, NH344M, Delhi (at Km 26+135 of NH 344M or UER-II) till Bahadurgarh bypass of NH-10 near Bahadurgarh in Haryana as Spur of NH-344M (Urban Extension Road-II) Package-5 in the state of Delhi & Haryana on EPC Mode 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 | | (1) | year 2007-08 (in Rupees) | | | (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) or | 3.45 | | 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 22.750 of NH-344M near | 34.153 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base| | Mundaka- Bakkarwala in Delhi | [Excluding length of Structure | rates mentioned in Table-1 above | | | (>60m)] | | +------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 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 equalization factor of 10: Table-3 +-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent road length | Rate at which fee is | | (chainage) | to be converted into | (in km) | payable | | | equivalent road length | | | +-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+ | At Km 22.750 of NH-344M | 11.926^ | 119.26 | 100% for four or more | | near Mundaka- Bakkarwala in | | | lane, of the base rates | | Delhi | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | | | | above | +-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+ ^The details of 4 & 6 lane structure are as under: +---------+--------------+----------+--------------------------------+-----------------+ | Sr. no. | From Km | To Km | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | | | On NH-344M | | | | +---------+--------------+----------+--------------------------------+-----------------+ | 1 | -0+248 | 0+243 | Flyover | 0.655 | | | -0+360 | 0+460 | Underpass | | | 2 | 2+974 | 3+859 | Road Over Bridge (RoB) | 0.885 | | 3 | 9+683 | 10+523 | Flyover | 0.840 | | 4 | 13+670 | 14+420 | Flyover | 0.750 | | 5 | 20+165 | 22+022 | Road over Bridge (RoB) & | 1.857 | | | | | Flyover | | | 6 | 26+488 | 28+244 | Flyover | 1.756 | | 7 | 29+564 | 32+115 | Flyover | 2.551 | | 8 | 32+934 | 33+850 | Flyover | 0.916 | | 9 | 37+293 | 37+443 | Major Bridge | 0.150 | | | On NH-344N | | | | | 10 | 0+188 | 0+819 | Flyover | 0.852 | | | 0+000 | 1+074 | Flyover | | | 11 | 0+232 | 0+794 | Flyover | 0.555 | | | 0+232 | 0+780 | Flyover | | | 12 | 5+326 | 5+413 | Flyover | 0.087 | | 13 | 5+605 | 5+677 | Flyover | 0.072 | +---------+--------------+----------+--------------------------------+-----------------+ | | Total | | | 11.926 | +---------+--------------+----------+--------------------------------+-----------------+ 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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs 350 ( Rupee Three Hundred and Fifty only) for the year 2025-26 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 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 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 Rupees 5212.40 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. PROJ-18015(35)/1/2024-PIU Dwarka /(E-241073] 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.08.22 11:57:02 +05'30'

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