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Notification fixing toll fee rates for the Jabalpur-Lakhnadon section of NH-30 and NH-34 in Madhya Pradesh, authorising the concessionaire NHIT Eastern Projects Private Limited to collect the fees under a Tolling, Operation, Maintenance and Transfer agreement.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued S.O. 1571(E) dated 27th March 2024, in exercise of powers under 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 (GSR 838(E) dated 5.12.2008, as amended by numerous subsequent amendment rules through 2020), notifying fees on mechanical vehicles for the Jabalpur-Lakhnadon section from design km 880.600 to 891.780 of NH-30 and km 1358.00 to 1428.557 of NH-34 (total 81.737 km) in Madhya Pradesh. This follows the National Highways Authority of India's Agreement dated 7th March 2024 with NHIT Eastern Projects Private Limited (the Concessionaire), registered at G-5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka, Delhi, for Tolling, Operation, Maintenance and Transfer (InvIT) of the section, and supersedes the prior fee notification S.O. 4456(E) dated 13.12.2019. Fees are levied at 100% of the base rate (2007-08 base year, ranging from Rs. 0.65/km for cars to Rs. 4.20/km for oversized vehicles with seven or more axles) at the toll plaza located at design km 1362.780 near Boharipar village, Jabalpur District, for 68.0552 km of four-or-more-lane road and 19.315 km equivalent structure length, at 60% of the base rate for 0.510 km of two-lane road and 5.10 km equivalent structure length, and at 150% of the base rate for four bypasses (Bargi, Sukari, Dhuma and Lakhnadon, totalling 11.240 km, each costing over Rs. 10 crore). A monthly local-resident pass is set at Rs. 330 for vehicles registered within 20 km of the toll plaza, and overloaded vehicles face fee multipliers of two to ten times the base rate depending on the percentage of excess load. The notification (File No. NHAI/Finance/Invit/23-24/FeeNotification/Rewa-Katni-Jabalpur-Lakhnadon section/BohariparTollPlaza/E-236094) was signed by Suman Prasad Singh, Joint Secretary.

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EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1490] NEW DEL HI WEDNESDAY , MARCH 27, 2024 /CHAITRA 7, 194 6 CG-DL-E-28032024-253420 (1) (2) 1362.780 पर 68.0552 दकमी 1 881.235 881.655 फ्लाईओवर 0.420 0.8885* 3 1374.839 1374.961 आरओबी 0.122 4 1414.930 1415.430 बड़ा पुल 0.501 1 890.186 890.696 फ्लाईओवर 0.510 (1) (2) (3) >40% to 60% छह >60% to 80% आि MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th March , 2024 S.O. 1571 E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 910(E) dat ed 21st April 2010 issued under Section 11 of the National India Act, 1988 (168 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Km. 377.600 Km to Km 544.000 of Katni -Jabalpur - Lakhnadon section in the State of Madhya Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”). And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) read with Rule (3) of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules 2008, the Central Government by notification of the Government of India authorized Authority for levying a nd collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for the use of stretches as follows: Vide S.O. No. 4456 (E) dated 13.12.2019 for the Jabalpur – Lakhnadon section from design chainage km 465.600 to km 546.600 (existing chainage km 465.600 to km 546.420 km) of Nati onal Highway Number -7 (new NH -30 & 34) in the State of Madhya Pradesh. 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 (here inafter referred to as said agreement) with NHIT Eastern Projects Private Limited , having its registered office at G -5 & 6, Sector -10, Dwarka, Delhi, South West Delhi, Delhi, India, 110075 (hereinafter referred to as the “Concessionaire”), on 07.03.2024 for the Tolling, Operation, Maintenance and Transfer (InvIT) of Jabalpur – Lakhnadon section from km 880.600 to km 891.780 of NH- 30 and km 1358.00 to km 1428.557 of NH -34 (Total Project length 81.737 km), in the state of Madhya Pradesh (hereinafter referre d 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 Co llection) Rules, 2008 [GSR 838 (E) dt. 05.12.2008] read along with National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2010 [GSR 950(E) 03.12.2010], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2 011 [GSR 15(E) 12.01.2011], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Second Amendment Rules, 2011 [GSR 756 (E) 12.10.2011], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2013 [GSR 778(E) 16.12.2013], Na tional Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 26(E) 16.01.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 831(E) 21.11.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of R ates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014 [GSR 02(E) 29.12.2014], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2015 [GSR 220(E) 23.03.2015], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 201 6 [GSR 585(E) 08.06.2016], National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules 2016 [GSR 1114(E) 02.12.2016], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2017 [GSR 248(E) 14.03.2017] , The Na tional Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2018 [GSR 427(E) 07.05.2018], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2018 [GSR 920(E) 25.09.2018], The National Highways Fee (Determina tion of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2019 [GSR 942(E) 20.12.2019], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2020 [GSR 298(E) 15.05.2020], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2020 [GSR 523(E) 24.08.2020], The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2020 [GSR 804(E) 30.12.2020], and any other amendments till date of agreement and in supersession of the Notification Number S .O. No. 4456 (E) dated 13.12.2019 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 said National Highway, interest on the capital invested, reasonable return, the volume of traffic and the period of said agreement entered between the Authority and the Concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees on mechanical vehicles at 100 % of the rates specified in column (2) of Table 1 (hereinafter referred as to as “Base Rate”) for road section length of 68.0552 km of four or more lane & for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 19.315 km. (having length of four lane structure 1.9315 km.) and at 60% of the base rate specified in column (2) for road section length of 0.510 km of two lane & for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 5.10 kms (having length of two lane structure 0 .510 kms) on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of two lane structure and at one and half times of the base rate for bypasses having and aggregate length of 11.240 km costing each bypass Rs.10 Crore or more for th e use of the 4 lane or more section (herein after called as the “Base Rate”), on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below and authorises the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on and from the Appointed Date or public ation of this Notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the date of termination as specified in the agreement. This fee notification shall be effective from the Appointed Date of the ToT project. TABLE 1 Type of vehicle Base rate of fe e per km* for NH section of four or more lanes 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 (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) 3.45 Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The fee levied and collected hereunder shall be due and paya ble at the following Fee Plazas for the distance specified for such Fee Plazas: S. No. Location of Toll Plaza (Existing KM) Length (in km) for which fee is payable Rate at which Fee is payable 1 At design km 1362.780 near Boharipar village of Jabalpur District in the state of Madhya Pradesh 68.0552 km [excluding 11.240 km length of Bypass as indicated in Para 2 and 1.9315 km of 4 -L Structures and 0.510 Km of 2 -L Structure indicated in Para 3 below] 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 0.510 60% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 2. In addition to the above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following bypass costing more than Rs. 10 crores at the following locations: Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Name of Bypass and Location Taking off Merging at Length of bypass for which Fee is Payable (in km) Rate at which Name of fee is payable At design km 1362.780 near Bahoripar village of Jabalpur District in Bargi Bypa ss 1368.500 1371.100 2.600 150% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Sukari By Pass 1378.855 1380.075 1.220 the state of Madhya Pradesh Dhuma Bypass 1401.950 1405.720 3.770 Lakhnadon Bypass 1423.300 1426.950 3.650 Total (km) 11.240 3. In additio n 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 l ength of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: Location of Toll Plaza (Existing KM) Length of Structures (in km) to be converted into equivalent road length Equivalent road length (in km) Rate at which fee is payable At design km 1362.780 near Bahoripar village of Jabalpur District in the state of Madhya Pradesh 1.9315^ 19.315 100% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 0.510 5.100 60% of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above The details of 4 lane structures (> 60 m length) are as u nder: Sl. No. (Existing KM) Type of Structure Total Length (km) From To 1 881.235 881.655 Flyover 0.420 2 886+240 887+087 Major Bridge (LHS) – 847 m 0.8885* 886+200 887+130 Major Bridge (RHS) – 930 m 3 1374.839 1374.961 ROB 0.122 4 1414.930 1415.430 Major Bridge 0.501 Total length 1.9315 *- Average Length The details of 2 lane structures (> 60 m length) are as under: - (Existing KM) Type of Structure Total Length (km) From To 1 890.186 890.696 Flyover 0.510 Total length 0.510 4. 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. 330.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Thirty only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. 5. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - Amoun t Payable Maximum number of one way journeys allowed Period of validity One and 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 fro m date of payment 6. 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. 7. 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 fee plaza until the excess load has been removed from such vehicle. The driver or owner or a person in -charge of the mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for entering the ov erloaded 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: - Percentage of excess load over Maximum Permissible Gross Vehicular Weight Multiplying Factor to the base rate Fees (1) (2) (3) 0% to 20% Two [(Fees applicable for such category of mechanical vehicle under sub -rule (2) of rule 4) x (Multiplying factor)] >20% to 40% Four >40% to 60% Six >60% to 80% Eight >80% and Above Ten 8. The Fee rates shall b e displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 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 mechan ical 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 preceding revision of Fee. [F. No. NHAI/Finance/ Invit/23 -24/FeeNotification/Rewa -Katni -Jabalpur –Lakhnadonsection/BohariparTollPlaza/E - 236094 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and P ublished by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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