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Notification levying a user fee on National Highway No. 67 (old NH-63) toll section between the Karnataka/Andhra Border and Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, under section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956, read with the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued notification S.O. 3822(E) dated 28th August 2023, reciting that by earlier notification S.O. 1226(E) dated 16th May 2013, issued under section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government had entrusted National Highway Number 63 (renumbered NH-67) within Andhra Pradesh to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. In exercise of powers under section 7 of the said Act read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, the Central Government levies fees on mechanical vehicles for the four/more-lane section from the Karnataka/Andhra Border to Gooty (Design Chainage km. 375.740 to km. 433.032) on NH-67, and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect the fee. It sets base rates per km for the base year 2007-08 by vehicle category, from Rs. 0.65 for cars/jeeps/vans to Rs. 4.20 for vehicles with seven or more axles; specifies the fee plaza near Nakkanadoddi village, Guntakal Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, for a net road length of 39.420 km, plus an additional 150% fee for use of the Guntakal Bypass (11.63 km) and Gooty Bypass (6.066 km, combined bypass length 17.696 km costing over Rs. 10 crore), and an additional 100% fee for two listed structures exceeding 60m (a Road Over Bridge and an Interchange, converted at an equalisation factor of 10 to 1.764 km equivalent road length). It fixes the monthly local-resident pass at Rs. 330 for 2023-24, sets multi-journey pass rates, provides a 50% fee discount for locally registered commercial vehicles where no alternative road exists, and prescribes overload penalties under rule 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is stated as Rupees 799.52 crores, subject to variation pending completion of land acquisition, utility shifting and tree cutting, with NHAI to reduce the fee to 40% of rates after capital cost recovery.

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5513 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. 3661] NEW DELH I, MON DAY , AUGUST 28, 2023/ BHADRA 6, 1945 CG-DL-E-31082023-248409 100% 150% 426.790 68.349 17.696 0.090 0.900 क ु ल 0.176 1.764 1 432+265 432+351.36 आरओबी 0.08636 2 432+928 433+018 इंटरचेंि 0.090 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 8th August, 2023 S.O. 3 822(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1226 (E) dated the 16th May, 2013 issued under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the National Highway Number 63 (New NH No. 67) situated within the State of Andhra Pradesh to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. 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 mecha nical vehicles at the rate specified in column (2) of Table 1 for net road section length of 39.420 kms and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 1.764 Kms (having length of 0.1764 km) and at one and one -half times the base rate for bypasses having a length of 17.696 Kms costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of Table 1 below for use of four or more lane section of Karnataka/Andhra Border to Gooty section from Design Chainage km. 375.740 to km. 433.032 (Existing old Chainage from km. 368.920 to km. 424.225) of National Highway number NH -67 (Old NH -63) in the State of Andhra Pradesh and authorises the National Highway Authority India to collect, either through its offic ials 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 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 levi ed 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 Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable Rate at which fee is pay able At Design Ch.412.300 of NH -67 (Old NH -63) (Existing Ch.405.690) Near Nakkanadoddi village of Guntakal Mandal in Ananthapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh State 39.420 Kms [Excluding length of Bypass (costing > 10 Cr.) and length of structures (>60m )] 100% for four 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(s): - 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. Cr) At D esign Ch.412.300 of NH - 67 (Old NH -63) (Existing Ch.405.690) Near Nakkanadoddi village of Guntakal Mandal in Ananthapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh State Guntakal Bypass of NH-67 (Old NH-63) 396.600 (Design Chainage) 408.230 (Design Chainage) 11.63 106.347 150% for four and more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above Gooty Bypass of NH-67 (Old NH-63) 426.790 (Design Chainage) 433.032 (Design Chainage) 6.066 [Excluding length of structures (>60m)] 68.349 Total Length 17.696 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 multiplyin g 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 Ch.412.300 of NH -67 (Old NH -63) (Existing Ch.405.690) Near Nakkanadoddi village of Guntakal Mandal in Ananthapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh State 0.08636 0.864 100% for four and more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above 0.090 0.900 Total 0.176 1.764 ^The details are as under: - Sr. No. Chainage Type of Structure Length (in km) From To 1 432+265 432+351.36 ROB 0.08636 2 432+928 433+018 Interchange 0.090 Total Structures (> 60 mts) Length 0.17636 4. The rate of month ly 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/ - (Rupees Three Hundred and Thirty only) for the year 2023 -24 and is subject to revisi on 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 an d half times 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 commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying u nder 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 owne r 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. 8. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its per missible 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 base rate of fee per kilometers 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 National Highways Authority of India 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. 11. The estimated capital cost of the projec t is Rupees 799.52 crores [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 w ill be notified separately]. The National Highways Authority of India shall 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. N o. RO/VJA/JB:NH(O)/2015 -16/34/E -207583] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH , Jt. Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New De lhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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