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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24032026-271245
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1463]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026/CHAITRA 3, 1948
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th March, 2026
S.O. 1528(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 78 (E) dated 4th February 1999, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority
of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted Bhubaneswar to Balasore Section from km
61.0 to km 200.0 of National Highway No. 5 (New NH-16) in the State of Odisha to the National Highways Authority
of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority");
And whereas, pursuant to the provision of Section 14 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988
(68 of 1988), the Authority has entered into an Agreement (hereinafter referred to as said agreement) with M/s IRB
Chandibhadra Tollway Private Limited, having its Registered Office at 11th Floor, 1101 Hiranandani Knowledge
Park, Powai, Mumbai-400076 (Hereinafter referred to as "Concessionaire") the successful bidder for the bid submitted
on 24.11.2025 for the Tolling, Operation, Maintenance and Transfer of six lane Chandikhole-Bhadrak section (from
Km 62.000 to Km 136.500 of National Highway No. 16 (Old National Highway No 5) having total length of 74.500
Km in the State of Odisha (hereinafter referred to as the said section) of the National Highway.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A 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 any
other its amendments notified thereof till bid due date and in supersession of the Notification Number S.O. No.
4366(E) dated 19th September, 2022 except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the
Central Government, having regard to the expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation
of the said section of the said national highway, interest on the capital invested, reasonable return, the volume of
traffic and the period of said agreement between the Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall
be levied and collected fees on the type of vehicles specified in Column (1) of Table-1 below at the rates specified in
Column (2) of Table 1 below for net road section length of 71.3868 kilometer (Table-2) and for equivalent structures
length (having length more than 60m) of 31.132 kilometer (having length of 3.1132 kilometer, Table-3) for the use of
said section and authorises the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on and from the Appointed Date or
publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the date of termination as specified in the
agreement.
Table 1
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Category 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 Minibus | 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 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 following Fee Plaza, at the base
rate mentioned in Table 1 above, for the distance specified for such Fee Plazas, namely:
Table - 2
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) | Length (in km) for | Rate at which Fee is payable |
| | which Fee is Payable | |
+=============================================================+=================================================+=================================================+
| At Design Km 102.500 of NH-5 (New NH-16) near | 71.3868 | 100% for four or more lane of the |
| Bhagada- Narayanpur village in Bhadrak district of | [excluding length of | base rates mentioned in Table-1 |
| Odisha State | structures more than 60 | above |
| | m]) | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
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 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 Toll Plaza (Chainage [Km]) | Length of structures (in | Equivalent road | Rate at which Fee is |
| | km) to be converted into | length (in km) | payable |
| | equivalent road length | | |
+=============================================================+=================================================+=================================================+=================================================+
| At Design Km 102.500 of NH-5 (New | 3.1132^ | 31.132 | 100% for four or more lane |
| NH-16) near Bhagada-Narayanpur | | | of the base rates mentioned |
| village in Bhadrak district of Odisha State | | | in Table-1 above |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
^ The details of 4 or more lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under:
Table-4
+--------+-------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| Sl. No | From Chainage (at km) | To Chainage (at Km) | Type of Structure | Total Length (km.) |
+========+=========================+===================+===================+====================+
| 1 | 71.177 | 71.843 | Major Bridge | 0.6656 |
| 2 | 76.164 | 76.256 | Major Bridge | 0.0925 |
| 3 | 76.685 | 76.775 | Major Bridge | 0.0904* |
| 4 | 77.029 | 77.121 | Major Bridge | 0.0925 |
| 5 | 78.179 | 78.271 | Major Bridge | 0.0925 |
| 6 | 79.665 | 79.735 | Major Bridge | 0.0708* |
| 7 | 82.696 | 83.154 | Major Bridge | 0.4576 |
| 8 | 86.299 | 86.361 | Major Bridge | 0.0615 |
| 9 | 95.209 | 95.291 | Major Bridge | 0.082* |
| 10 | 96.652 | 97.608 | Major Bridge | 0.9568 |
| 11 | 106.989 | 107.071 | Major Bridge | 0.082 |
| 12 | 113.171 | 113.233 | Major Bridge | 0.0615 |
| 13 | 118.749 | 118.811 | Major Bridge | 0.0615 |
| 14 | 125.043 | 125.207 | Major Bridge | 0.164 |
| 15 | 126.934 | 127.016 | Major Bridge | 0.082 |
+--------+-------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| Total Length | 3.1132 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+
* - Average Length of structure on LHS and RHS on Existing and New MCW has been considered.
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. 340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty
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-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 payment |
| 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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or
alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles.
6. A mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the rules,
shall not be permitted to use the National Highway for crossing the plaza until the excess load has been removed from
such mechanical vehicle. 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 as per the applicable provision in the said rules, namely: -
Table-5
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Percentage of excess load over | Multiplying Factor | Fees |
| Maximum Permissible Gross | to the base rate | |
| Vehicular Weight | | |
+=====================================================+=====================================================+=====================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 0% to 20% | Two | [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical vehicle |
| >20% to 40% | Four | under sub-rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] |
| >40% to 60% | Six | |
| >60% to 80% | Eight | |
| >80% and above | Ten | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
7. The Fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 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 Authority. The
same shall be got published by the Authority in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language through the
Concessionaire and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and provisions of the
Concession Agreement and will be published; provided, however, that such revision shall not be effected until a
period of 6 (six) months from the date of the preceding revision of fee.
[F. No. FINDIV-16011(12)/3/2024-O/o GM (Finance-II)-Part(1)/E-256768]
CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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