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Notifies the levy of fee for use of two-lane paved shoulders section of National Highway 150A in Karnataka, specifying rates and conditions.

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This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announces the levy of toll fees on a section of National Highway 150A in Karnataka. The Central Government, exercising powers under the National Highways Act, 1956, imposes a fee at 60% of the base rates for two-lane sections with paved shoulders on the Lingasugur – Mudbal & Maski City limit section of NH-150A. The toll plaza is located at Km 133+700 near Ankushdoddi Village, Raichur District. Rates are specified for various vehicle categories based on 2007-08 base year rates, with provisions for monthly passes at Rs. 340 for non-commercial vehicles within 20km and discounted rates for district-registered commercial vehicles under certain conditions. Multiple journey passes are also available as detailed in the notification.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-24032025-261885 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1331] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025/PHALGUNA 30, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th March, 2025 S.O. 1349(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (Department of Road Transport and Highways) number S.O. 5567 (E) dated the 29th October 2018 issued under Section 5 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the New National Highway No. 150A [excluding km 0.00 to km 50.00 (Jevargi – Shahapyur Section)] and [excluding from km 254.80 to km 409.00 (Bellary- Hiriyur section)] in the State of Karnataka to the State Government of Karnataka. 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 sixty per cent of the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 35.8221 km (Table 2) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for use of two lane with paved shoulders of Lingasugur – Mudbal & Maski City limit Section from design km 112.750 to Km 148.720 of National Highway No.NH-150A in the State of Karnataka on EPC Mode and authorises the National Highway Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, as under:- 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 here under 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 | Length (in km) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable | | (chainage) | | | +=======================================================================+=====================================+=========================================================+ | TP At Km 133+700 (near | 35.8221 | 60% for two lane with paved | | Ankushdoddi Village, Raichur | | shoulder section of the base | | Dist., Karnataka State) | | rates mentioned in Table-1 | | | | above. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ 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 kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 340.00 (Three Hundred and Forty rupees only) for the year 2024-25 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- 3 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one-way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +=======================================================================+===================================================+==========================+ | One and one-half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty-four hours from the time | | journey | | 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. 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 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 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 National Highway 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. 9. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 176.60 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 Highway Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realized. [F. No. RW/BNG/NH-150A/Km113-142/47/2021(pt)/E-245106] KAMLESH CHATURVEDI, Jt. Secy.

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