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Notification levying a user fee on mechanical vehicles for the Aligarh-Kanpur section of NH-91 in Uttar Pradesh under the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008.

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Issued as S.O. 3824(E) dated 24th August 2023 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and referencing earlier notification S.O. 1521(E) dated 24th June 2010 under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988) entrusting the Aligarh-Kanpur section (Km 140.200 to Km 419.000) of NH-91 in Uttar Pradesh to the National Highways Authority of India, this notification is issued under 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; it levies a toll fee on mechanical vehicles at a fee plaza at design Km 405.650 of NH-91 (New NH-34) near Newadakanthi village, Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, covering a net road section length of 36.938 km for the Aligarh-Kanpur section (design Km 373.085 to Km 433.728); base-year (2007-08) rates range from Rs. 0.65/km for cars to Rs. 4.20/km for oversized vehicles (seven or more axles); additional fees at 150% of base rates apply for four bypasses (Bilhaur, Lalpur-Uttari-Pura, Shivarajpur and Chaubepur), and fees for four structures (a viaduct, an ROB and two major bridges) are computed via a tenfold equalisation factor; the monthly local-resident pass is fixed at Rs. 330 for 2023-24, multi-journey pass rates and a 50% concessional rate for local commercial vehicles are set out, and the estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 3068.02 Crore, with fees to be reduced to 40% of the base rates after capital cost recovery; issued under F. No. NHAI/13013/CO/23-24/FeeNotification/Aligarh-KanpurSection(km373.085-km433.728)/E-224160 and signed by Suman Prasad Singh, Joint Secretary.

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5515 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. 3663] NEW DELHI , MON DAY , AUGUST 28, 2023/ BHADRA 6, 1945 CG-DL-E-29082023-248393 (1) (2) 405.650 पर 36.938 100% 405.650 पर 384.814 367.759 392.246 374.700 396.327 402.581 407.527 412.150 393.350) 4.623 399.600) 421.765 1 428.916 पुल 1.628 2 427.175 आरओबी 0.420 3 386.838 बड़ा पुल 0.120 4 401.212 बड़ा पुल 0.080 100% 224160 ] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 4th August, 2023 S.O. 3 824(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1521 (E) dated the 24th June 2010 iss ued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India Act 1988 ( 68 to 1988) , the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 140.200 to kilometer 419.000 (Aligarh -Kanpur section) of National Highway No.91 in the state of Uttar Pradesh 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 (hereinafter referred to as the “rules”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee on mechanical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 36.938 km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 22.248km (having length of 2.248 km) and at one and one half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 21.457 km costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specif ied in column (1) of the Table 1 below for the use of four and more lane of Aligarh -Kanpur section from design kilometer 373.085 to kilometer 433.728 (existing km 356.000 to km 414.000 ) of National Highway number 91 in the State of Uttar Pradesh and auth orises 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 Ligh t 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 Oversi zed 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 namely: - Table -2 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is payable At Design Km 405.650 of NH -91 (New NH -34) near Newadakanthi Village of Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. 36.938 [Excluding length of Bypass (costing >10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m)] 100% for f our and more lane 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: - 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 Design Km 405.65 0 of NH - (New NH -34) near Newadakanthi Village of Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Bilhaur Bypass of NH - 91 Design km 384.814 (existing km 367.759) Design km 392.246 (existing km 374.700) 7.312 58.44 150% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Lalpur, Uttari & Pura Bypass of NH - 91 Design km 396.327 (existing km 378.747) Design km 402.581 (existing km 385.050) 6.174 49.34 150% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Shivarajpur Bypass of NH - 91 Design km 407.527 (existing km 389.950) Design km 412.150 (existing km 393.350) 4.623 36.94 150% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Chaubepur Bypass of NH - 91 Design km 418.417 (existing km 399.600) Design km 421.765 (existing km 402.050) 3.348 26.75 150% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 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(s), 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 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 payable At Design Km 405.650 of NH -91 (New NH-34) near Newadakanthi Village of Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh 2.248 ^ 22.480 100% for four and more lane of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above ^The detail is as under: Design Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) 1 428.916 Viaduct 1.628 2 427.175 ROB 0.420 3 386.838 Major Bridge 0.120 4 401.212 Major Bridge 0.080 Total 2.248 4. The r ate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non -commercial purposes and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs 330.000 (Three Hundred and Thirty Only) for the year 2023 -24 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 o r 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 spe cified 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 category of mechanical vehicles, its permissibl e 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 rule 12 of the said rules. 10. Based on the ba se 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 sect ion 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 Rupees 3068.02 Crore. [The capital cost is s ubject 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 Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through u ser 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/13013/CO/23 -24/FeeNotification/Aligarh -KanpurSection(km373.085 -km433.728)/E -224160 ] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy . 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.

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