Publication of user fee notification

5449 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3626] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY , AUGUST 24, 2023/ BHADRA 2, 1945 CG-DL-E-25082023-248353 (1) (2) 29+100 5.850 108.36 74+380 6.530 183 116+300 12.800 191.90 1.963 19.630 1 0.145 0.226 आरओबी 0.081 2 4.226 4.354 आरओ बी 0.128 1 25.925 26.075 बड़े पुल 0.150 1 56.655 56.805 बड़े पुल 0.150 2 71.510 71.810 बड़े पुल 0.300 1 130.735 130.873 आरओबी 0.138 2 137.165 138.640 फ्लाईओवर 1.475 3 149.957 150.307 फ्लाईओवर 0.350 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 3rd August, 2023 S.O. 3786(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, number S.O. No. 1423(E) dated 05th May, 2017 a nd S.O. No. 1505(E) dated 14th May, 2020 issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authori ty of India Act, 1988 (68 of 198 8), the Central Government has entrusted the work of NH No. 209 [Pollachi to Coimbatore section (in the State of Tamil N adu) fr om Km . 123.550 to Km. 150.400) a nd the work of New NH No. 83 (Old NH -209) [From existing chainage 390.400 of NH -7 (New NH - 44) near Kamalapuram -Lakkayankottai (Oddanchatram Bypass) - Virupatchi (Oddanchatram Bypass) -Vedapatti – existing chainage 125.3 00 of N H-209 (New NH -83) near Achipatti – Anjinayar Kovil] respectively 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 (4 8 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 and subsequent amendments (hereinafter referred to as the “rules”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at the rat e specified in column (2) of Ta ble 1 for net road section length of 39.114 Km. and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 35.640 Km . (having length of 3.564 Km .) and at one and half times the base rate for bypasses having l ength o f 111.792 Km . costing rupees ten cr ore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below of the Kamalapuram - Oddanchatram section from Design chainage Km. 0.000 to Km . 35.300, Oddanchatram Bypass section from Design Chainage Km. 23.100 to Km . 29.100, Oddanchatram - Madat hukulam section from Design Chainage Km . 29.000 to Km . 74.380, Madathukulam - Pollachi section from Design chainage Km . 74.380 to Km . 116.950 and Pollachi - Coimbatore section from Design chainage Km. 125.360 to Km . 150.580 of NH -209 (New NH -83) in the State o f Tamil Nadu and authorises 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 Eq uipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 Over Sized 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 nam ely: Table-2 Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length (in km .) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At Km 12.000 of NH -209 (New NH - 83) near Paraipatti Village of Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu. 3.697 km (Excluding length of Bypass (costing >1 00% for four or more lane or 10 Cr.) and length of Structures (>60m)). 100% for four or more lane, of the base r ates mentioned in Table - 1 above. At Km 40.500 of NH -209 (New NH - 83) near Chatrapatti Village of Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu. 4.33 k m (Excl uding length of Bypass (costing >100% for four or more lane or 10 Cr.) and length of Structures (>60m)). At Km 97.200 of NH -209 (New NH - 83) near Gomangalam Puthur Village in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu 31.087 km [excluding length of Bypass ( costing > 10 Cr.) and length of Structures (>60m)] 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 bypass 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) At Km 12.000 of NH - 209 (New NH -83) near Parai patti Village of Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu Dindigul Bypass Design Km 0+000 Design Km 30+903 30.602 609.51 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates (i.e. 1.5 times of 100% of the base rates) mentioned in Table -1 above Oddanchatram bypass Design Km 23+100 Design Km 29+100 5.850 108.36 At Km 40.500 of NH - 209 (New NH -83) at Chatrapatti Village of Dindigul District in Tamil Nadu Combined Oddanchatram, chatrapati, palani bypass Design Km 29+000 Design Km 63+220 34.070 672.00 150% for four or more l ane, of the base rates (i.e. 1.5 times of 100% of the base rates) mentioned in Table -1 above Madathukulam Bypass Design Km 67+550 Design Km 74+380 6.530 183 At Km 97.200 of NH - 209 (New NH -83) near Gomangalam Puthur Village in Coimbatore District of Tam il Nadu Udumalpet Bypass Design Km 74+380 Design Km 96+320 21.940 293.20 150% for four or more lane, of the base rates (i.e. 1.5 times of 100% of the base rates) mentioned in Table -1 above Pollachi Bypass Design Km 103+500 Design Km 116+300 12.80 0 191.90 3. In additional 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 Plazas, by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by mul tiplying 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 equivalent road length Equivalent road length (in km .) Rate at which fee is payabl e At K m 12.000 of NH -209 (New NH -83) near Paraipatti Village of Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu 1.151 11.510 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above At Km 40.500 of NH -209 (New NH -83) near Chatrapatti Village of Dindigul Distri ct of Tamil Nadu. 0.450 4.500 At Km 97.200 of NH -209 (New NH -83) near Gomangalam Puthur Village in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu 1.963 19.630 *Details of structure having length more than 60m is as under: Sl.No Chainage Type of Structure Length ( in km) From Km . To Km . Kamalapuram to Oddanchatram section 1 0.145 0.226 ROB 0.081 2 4.226 4.354 ROB 0.128 3 7.919 8.011 Flyover 0.092 4 33.148 33.848 Elevated Corridor 0.700 Oddanchatram Bypass section 1 25.925 26.075 Major Bridge 0.150 Sub-Total 1.151 Oddanchatram to Madathukulam section 1 56.655 56.805 Major Bridge 0.150 2 71.510 71.810 Major Bridge 0.300 Sub-Total 0.450 Pollachi – Coimbatore section 1 130.735 130.873 ROB 0.138 2 137.165 138.640 Flyover 1.475 3 149.957 150.30 7 Flyov er 0.350 Sub-Total 1.963 4. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non -commercial purpose and resides within a distance of twenty kilometers from the fee plaza is Rs. 330/ - (Rupees Three Hundred and Thirty only) f or the year 2023 -2024 and i s subject to revision every year as per the provisions of 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 journey s 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 the date of payment 6. Fee for co mmercia l 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 suc h comme rcial vehi cles. 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 co llecting 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 cat egory o f mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road, etc., shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance wi th rule 12 of the said rules. 10. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 2007 -2008 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 b asis 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rup ees 5439.76 Crores (Rs. 1090.99 Crores for Kamalapuram - Oddanchatram section, Rs. 284.95 Crores for Oddanchatram bypass section, Rs. 1592.83 Crores for Oddanchatram - Madathukulam section, Rs. 1516.13 Crores for Madathukulam -Pollachi section and Rs. 954 .87 Cr ores for Pollachi - Coimbatore section). [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 will be notified separately]. The Authorit y shal l 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/P IU/DGL/11014/01/NH -209/TollNotification/2022/E -218339 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Sec y. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri , New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054 .