Publication of user fee notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30072024-255930 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2900] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024/SHRAVANA 8, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th July, 2024 S.O. 3041(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 515 (E) dated the 03rd February, 2021 issued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India Act 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch 'starting from its junction with NH-344M near Bawana Industrial area in NCT of Delhi and terminating at its junction with NH- 352A near Barwasini village (Sonipat) in the state of Haryana' 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 28.282 km and equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 18.130 km (having length of 1.813 km) and one and half times the base rates for bypass length of 00.00 km (Costing rupees ten crore or more) for the use of four and more lane section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of 4-lane NH-344P (UER Package-04) from Km 00+000 to Km 29+600 starting from Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi (at Km 07+750 of NH-344M) till Sonepat bypass of NH-352A at village Barwasani, Sonipat in Haryana as SPUR of 344M and authorizes 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 | | (1) | year 2007-08 (in Rupees) | | | (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 | 3.45 | | Equipment (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to | | | six axles) | | +-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | 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 namely: - Table-2 +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | Location of Fee | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | Plaza (Chainage) | payable | | +=============================================================+=======================================+===========================+ | At Km. 09.550 | 28.282 | 100% for four or more lane | | (near Jhinjoli Village of | [excluding length of structure> 60m] | of the base rates mentioned | | Sonipat District in Haryana | | in Table-1 above | | State) | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 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 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-3 +-----------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza | Length of structures^ (in km) to be | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is payable | | (Chainage) | converted length | road length (in km) | | +=======================+=======================================+=====================================+==============================+ | At Km. 09.550 (near | 1.813 | 18.13 | 100% for four or more lane | | Jhinjoli Village of | | | of the base rates mentioned | | Sonipat District in | | | in Table-1 above | | Haryana State) | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ ^The detail is as under: 4 lane structures +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | S.No. | Chainage | Type of Structure | Length (in km) | | +---------+---------+ | | | | From Km | To Km | | | +=======+=========+=========+==========================+================+ | 1 | 0.162 | 0.504 | Flyover on LHS | 0.245 | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 0.280 | 0.427 | Underpass Box on RHS | | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | 3 | 3.140 | 3.260 | Flyover | 0.120 | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | 4 | 23.200 | 24.325 | Flyover | 1.125 | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | 5 | 29.200 | -0.225 | Underpass Box on LHS | 0.25 | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | 6 | 29.300 | -0.225 | Underpass Box on RHS | | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | 7 | 29.380 | 29.453 | Bridges | 0.073 | | | | | (Continuous Structures) | | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ | | Total | | | 1.813 | +-------+---------+---------+--------------------------+----------------+ 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 340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty Only) for the year 2024-25 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- | Period of validity | | | way journeys allowed | | +=====================================================+===================================+===================================+ | One and one-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 specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles. 6. 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 be entitled to make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle. 7. 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. 8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 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 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 the rule 5 of the said rules and the same shall be published in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1918.59 crore. 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. NHAI/PIU-SNP/NH-344P/UER-II(PKG-IV)/TollFee/2023/E-234438] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy. 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