Publication of user fee notification

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L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2644] NEW DELH I, FRIDAY, JUNE 23 , 2023 /ASHADHA 2, 194 5 CG-DL-E-23062023-246784 (1) (2) बाईपास 136.950 143.630 6.542 99.69 बाईपास 148.213 152.415 4.097 34.28 मंडी बाईपास 153.615 161.610 5.936 510.00 बाइपास 173.540 178.795 4.618 171.27 क ु ल(ए) 29.028 1188.894 क ु ल(बी) 1.743 25.734 1 127+860 128+600 2 लेन सुरंग 0.740 2 1+085 1+345 2 लेन पुल 0.260 1 122+220 122+373 4 लेन पुल 0.153 0.153 2 123+000 123+073 4 लेन पुल 0.073 0.073 3 125+804 125+936 4 लेन पुल 0.132 0.132 4 127+720 127+801 4 लेन पुल 0.081 0.081 5 128+979 129+054 4 लेन पुल 0.075 0.075 6 139+550 139+622 4 लेन पुल 0.072 0.072 7 141+876 141+942 4 लेन पुल 0.066 0.066 8 148+213 148+318 4 लेन पुल 0.105 0.105 9 158+345 158+411 4 लेन पुल 0.066 0.066 10 159+115 160+350 2 लेन सुरंग (LHS) 1.235 1.240 159+115 160+360 2 लेन सुरंग (RHS) 1.245 11 160+749 161+492 2 लेन सुरंग (LHS) 0.743 0.753 160+753 161+515 2 लेन सुरंग (RHS) 0.762 12 173+760 173+934 4 लेन पुल 0.174 0.174 13 175+005 175+388 4 लेन पुल 0.383 0.383 14 175+515 175+595 4 लेन पुल 0.080 0.080 3.453 15 172+150 172+215 4 लेन पुल 0.065 0.065 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRA NSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd June, 2023 S.O. 2764 (E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Ro ad Transport and Highways number S.O. No. 2006(E) dated 20.08.2012 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of National Highway from Km. 73.200 to Km 190.0 00 (Kiratpur to Nerchowk Section) of National Highway No. 21 (205 & 154) in the State of Himachal Pradesh and by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. No. 4173(E) dated 2 7.12.2016 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch of National Highway from Km. 190.000 to Km. 310.400 (Nerchowk to Manali Section) of National Highway No. 21 (205 & 154) in the State of Himachal Pradesh 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), re ad with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the “rules”) and in supersession of the notification bearing S.O. 2441 (E) dated 18 September, 2014, the Central Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at 100% of the base rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 25.544 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 35.180 Km (having length of 3.518 km) for th e use of four and more lane section and at 60% of the base rate for use of two lanes with paved shoulder section of equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 10.000 km (having length of 1.000 km) and one and half times the base rates for bypass length of 29.028 km (Costing rupees ten crore or more) and 90% of the base rate for bypass length of 1.743 Km on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of Kiratpur - Nerchowk – Manali section from Km. 119.965 to Km 178.795 & Km 0.000 to Km 2.003 of NH -21 (Now 205 & 154) in the state of Himachal Pradesh 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 p er 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 Machine ry (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 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 len gth specified for such Fee Plaza namely: - TABLE -2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable Located at design km 121.935 at Baloh village of Bilaspur District in the state of Himachal Pradesh 25.544 100% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In addition to 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 b ypass length specified for such Fee Plaza: - TABLE -3 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Name of the Bypass Taking Off Merging at Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable Length (in Km.) Cost (in Rs. Crore) Located at design km 121.935 at Baloh village of Bilaspur District in the state of Himachal Pradesh Greenfield Bypass 119.965 129.054 7.835 373.654 150% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Sundernagar Bypass 136.950 143.630 6.542 99.69 Nerchowk Bypass 148.213 152.415 4.097 34.28 Mandi Bypass 153.615 161.610 5.936 510.00 Pandoh Bypass 173.540 178.795 4.618 171.27 Total (A) 29.028 1188.894 ACC Link Road 0.000 2.003 1.743 25.734 90% for four and more la ne of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Total (B) 1.743 25.734 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 (chainage) Length of structures^ (in km) to be converted into equi valent road length Equivalent road length (in km) Rate at which fee is payable Located at design km 121.935 at Baloh village of Bilaspur District in the state of Himachal Pradesh 1.000^ 10.000 60% for two lane with paved shoulder of the base rates ment ioned in Table -1 above Located at design km 121.935 at Baloh village of Bilaspur District in the state of Himachal Pradesh 3.518^^ 35.180 100% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above ^The detail is as under: Sl. No. Two Lane Structures having length more than 60m Structure (Chainage (Km.) Type of Structure Length (Km .) 1 127+860 128+600 2 Lane Tunnel 0.740 2 1+085 1+345 2 Lane Bridge 0.260 Total 1.000 ^^The detail is as under: Sl. No. Four lane or more Struc tures having length more than 60 m Structure (Chainage (Km.) Type of Structure Length (Km .) Average 4 -lane length (Km .) From To 1 122+220 122+373 4 Lane Bridge 0.153 0.153 2 123+000 123+073 4 Lane Bridge 0.073 0.073 3 125+804 125+936 4 Lane Brid ge 0.132 0.132 4 127+720 127+801 4 Lane Bridge 0.081 0.081 5 128+979 129+054 4 Lane Bridge 0.075 0.075 6 139+550 139+622 4 Lane Bridge 0.072 0.072 7 141+876 141+942 4 Lane Bridge 0.066 0.066 8 148+213 148+318 4 Lane Bridge 0.105 0.105 9 158+345 158+4 11 4 Lane Bridge 0.066 0.066 10 159+115 160+350 2 Lane Tunnel (LHS) 1.235 1.240 159+115 160+360 2 Lane Tunnel (RHS) 1.245 11 160+749 161+492 2 Lane Tunnel (LHS) 0.743 0.753 160+753 161+515 2 Lane Tunnel (RHS) 0.762 12 173+760 173+934 4 Lane Br idge 0.174 0.174 13 175+005 175+388 4 Lane Tunnel 0.383 0.383 14 175+515 175+595 4 Lane Bridge 0.080 0.080 3.453 On Widening Road 15 172+150 172+215 4 Lane Bridge 0.065 0.065 Total (B) 0.065 Grand Total (A+B) 3.518 4. The rate of mont hly 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 330.000 (Three Hundred and Thirty Only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revision e very 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 journeys allowed Period of validity One and one -half times of the fee for one way journey Two Twenty -four hours from the time of payment Two-third of amount of the fee payable for fifty single journeys Fifty One month from date of payment 6. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding veh icles 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 agen cy, 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 remove d 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 definitio ns 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 Au thority 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 E nglish and vernacular language. 11. The estimated capital c ost of the project is Rupees 2833.93 crore. [The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed and the final capital cost w ill be notified separately]. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised and after recovery of the capital cost, the fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules. [F. No. NHAI /13013/547/CO/22 -23/Kiratpur -Nerchowk/BalohFeeNotification/E -222029] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Pu blications, Delhi -110054.