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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28082024-256707
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3317]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2024/BHADRA 6, 1946
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th August, 2024
S.O. 3634(E). Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. No.1399 (E) dated 27th September 2005, issued under section 11 of the National Highways
Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Kilometre.3.520 to
Kilometre.214.200 (Tamil Nadu/Pondicherry Border Tindivanam-Thiruvannamalai- Krishnagiri) of National Highway
No. 66 (New No.32 & 77) in the State of Tamil Nadu 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), read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (herein
after referred to as the "rules"), the Central Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at 60% of the
rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 134.749 [136.947-2.198 (Overlap
NATIONAL HIGHWAY-234) = 134.749 Kilometre] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than
60m) of 4.90 Kilometre (having length of 0.490 Kilometre) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses
having length of 44.745 Kilometre costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column(1) of
the Table 1 below of for use of the two lane with paved shoulders of Tindivanam to Krishnagiri from design kilometer
37.600 to kilometer 219.782 (Existing Kilometre. 37.600 to Kilometre. 214.200) of National Highway number 66
(New No.77) in the State of 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 Kilometre 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 to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length
specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely;
Table - 2
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in Kilometre) for which Fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
+=====+===========================================================================================================+==========================================================================================================+==========================================================================================================+
| At Design Kilometre.60+459 of NATIONAL HIGHWAY- 66 Nangilikondan village in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu State | 47.021 Kilometre [Excluding length of Bypass 13.380 Kilometre (costing > 10 Cr.) and length of structures 326 m (>60m)] | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| At Design Kilometre.139+255 of NATIONAL HIGHWAY - 66 Kariyamangalam village in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu State | 43.074 Kilometre. [Excluding length of Bypass 15.455 Kilometre (costing > 10 Cr.)] | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| At Design Kilometre. 196+650 of NATIONAL HIGHWAY-66 Nagampatti village in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu State | 44.654 Kilometre. [Excluding length of Bypass 15.910 Kilometre (costing > 10 Cr.) and length of structures 164 m (>60m)] | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, 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 bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s):
Table -3
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of Bypass with Chainage| Taking Off | Merging at | Length and Cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable (Excluding Structures) | Rate at which Fee is payable |
| | | | +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ |
| | | | | Length in (Kilometre) | Cost in Rs. crore | |
+=====+=====================================================+=============================+=========================+=========================+====================================+====================================+====================================+
| At Design Kilometre.60+459 of National Highway 66 Nangilikondan village in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu State | Tindivanam Bypass | Design Kilometre 37.600 | Design Kilometre 42.269 | 4.543 | 42.66 | 90% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Gingee Bypass | Design Kilometre 65.279 | Design Kilometre 70.056 | 4.577 | 34.60 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Kilpennathur Bypass | Design Kilometre 87.681 | Design Kilometre 91.941 | 4.260 | 16.95 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Total | | | 13.380 | 94.21 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| At Design Kilometre.139+255 of National Highway-66 Kariyamangalam | Tiruvannamalai Bypass | Design Kilometre 107.725 | Design Kilometre 117.424 | 9.699 | 43.65 | 90% for two lane with paved |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Chengam Bypass | Design Kilometre 141.779 | Design Kilometre 147.535 | 5.756 | 31.38 | shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Total | | | 15.455 | 75.03 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| At Design Kilometre.196+650 of National Highway-66 in Nagampatti village in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu State | Singarapettai Bypass | Design Kilometre 161.984 | Design Kilometre 166.620 | 4.636 | 25.48 | 90% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Uthangarai Bypass | Design Kilometre 172.316 | Design Kilometre 176.750 | 4.434 | 23.77 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Samalpatti Bypass | Design Kilometre 180.244 | Design Kilometre 183.945 | 3.624 | 38.32 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Mathur Bypass | Design Kilometre 192.407 | Design Kilometre 195.623 | 3.216 | 18.62 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| | Total | | | 15.910 | 106.19 | |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
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, 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
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| Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures (in Kilometre) to be converted into equivalent road length | Equivalent Road length (in Kilometre) | Rate at which fee is payable |
+=====+===========================================================================================================================+===================================================================================================+=================================================================+====================================================================================================+
| At Design Kilometre.60+459 of National Highway-66 Nangilikondan village in Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu State | 0.326 | 3.260 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| At Design Kilometre.196+650 of National Highway- 66 Nagampatti village in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu State | 0.164 | 1.640 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Total | 0.49 | 4.90 | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
* The details are as under: -
+-----------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+
| Chainage (Kilometre) | Type of Structure | Length (in Kilometre) |
|-------------------------+---------+ | |
| From Kilometre | To Kilometre | | |
+=====+=========================+=========+===================+=======================+
| 1 | 38.421 | 38.547 | ROB | 0.126 |
+-----+-------------------------+---------+-------------------+-----------------------+
| 2 | 68.315 | 68.515 | Major Bridge | 0.200 |
+-----+-------------------------+---------+-------------------+-----------------------+
| 3 | 169.894 | 169.981 | Major Bridge | 0.087 |
+-----+-------------------------+---------+-------------------+-----------------------+
| 4 | 181.488 | 181.565 | ROB | 0.077 |
+-----+-------------------------+---------+-------------------+-----------------------+
| TOTAL | 0.490 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
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.340/- (Rupees Three Hundred Forty Only)
for the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every 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 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 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 agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, and shall not been titled to
make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed 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 definitions specified in the said rules.
9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rules 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 Authority on the
basis of the completed length of the section and revised annually in accordance with 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 Rupees 1370.74 Crores. The capital cost is subject to variation as the
activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The Authority shall maintain a
record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. 11025/NATIONAL HIGHWAY-66/Vol-1/2022/PIU-VPM/910/E-218210]
SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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