Full Text
CG-DL-E-08082024-256179
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
4996 GI/2024
(1)
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2024
S.O. 3208(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O. 5100 (E) dated 30 November, 2023 issued under section 11, the Central Government has
entrusted the highway starting from its junction with NH-44 near Jammu and terminating at its junction with NH-44
(Nagrota Bypass) of National Highway No. 244A in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu Ring Road) 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 equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 43.470
Kilometre (having length of 4.347 Kilometre) for use of four lane and at sixty per cent of the base rate for use of
two lane with paved shoulder net road section length of 0.166 Kilometre and for equivalent structure length (having
length more than 60m) of 0.84 Kilometre (having length of 0.084 Kilometre(2 lane)) and at one and one half time
the base rate for four lane bypass having length of 52.853 Kilometre costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of
vehicles specified in column (1) of the table 1 below of Jammu Ring Road (NH 244A) from design Kilometre -
0.687 to design Kilometre 57+568 (existing Kilometre 86 of Pathankot-Jammu Section to existing Kilometre
15+068 of Jammu Srinagar Section) of National Highway number NH 44 in the UT of J&K 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 Goods Vehicle or mini bus | 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 |
| Table-2 | | |
|---|---|---|
| Location of fee plaza (Chainage) | Length (in Kilometre) for which fee is payable | Rate at which fee is payable |
| At Kilometre/ Ch. 21+450 of NH- 244A near village Dondpur in District Jammu of UT of J&K. | 0.166 (two lane ramp) | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table -1 above |
| Table-3 | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location of fee plaza (chainage) | Name of the bypass | Taking off | Merging | Length and cost of bypass for which additional fee is payable | | Rate at which fee is payable |
| | | | | Length (in Kilometre.) | Cost (in Rs. Crore) | |
| At Kilometre/ Ch. 21+450 of NH-244A near village Dondpur in District Jammu of UT of J&K. | Jammu Ring Road NH- 244A (Bypass of NH-44) | Design Kilometre - 0.687 (existing Kilometre 86 of Pathankot- Jammu Section) | Design Kilometre 57+568 (existing Kilometre 15+068 of Jammu Srinagar Section) | 52.853 | 1942.03 | 150% for four or 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 structure (in Kilometre) to be converted into equivalent road length | Equivalent Road Length (in Kilometre) | Rate at which fee is payable |
| At Kilometre/ Ch. 21+450 of NH-244A near village Dondpur in District Jammu of UT of J&K. | 4.347 | 43.47 | 100% for four or more lane, of the base rates mentioned in Table- 1 above |
| | 0.084 | 0.84 | 60% for two lane with paved shoulders, of the base rates mentioned in Table- 1 above |
| | Chainage | | Type of Structure | Length (in Kilometre) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | From Kilometre | To Kilometre | | |
| 1 | 0.9415 | 1.0465 | MJB | 0.105 |
| 2 | 4.268 | 4.418 | MJB | 0.15 |
| 3 | 17.923 | 18.073 | MJB | 0.15 |
| 4 | 20.252 | 20.702 | MJB | 0.45 |
| 5 | 26.054 | 26.714 | MJB | 0.66 |
| 6 | 29.458 | 29.578 | MJB | 0.12 |
| 7 | 40.732 | 40.812 | Flyover | 0.08 |
| 8 | 45.178 | 45.268 | MJB | 0.09 |
| 9 | 50.713 | 51.483 | Tunnel (T-1) | 0.770 |
| 10 | 51.483 | 51.700 | Cut & Cover Tunnel | 0.217 |
| 11 | 53.535 | 53.810 | Cut & Cover Tunnel | 0.275 |
| 12 | 53.810 | 54.500 | Tunnel (T-2) | 0.690 |
| 13 | 54.500 | 54.700 | Cut & Cover Tunnel | 0.200 |
| 14 | 55.755 | 56.145 | Viaduct | 0.39 |
| Total | | | | 4.347 |
| 15 | 57.163 | 57.247 | Flyover (2 lane) | 0.084 |
| Grand Total | | | | 4.431 |
| 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 collection agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of the said rules, and shall not be entitled for
make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicles.
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 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 Kilometre 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 1861.36 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 the capital cost through user fee realised.
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-Jammu/JRR-TollNotification/01/E-237024]
SUMAN PRASAD SINGH Jt. Secy.
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
SARVESH KUMAR
SRIVASTAVA
KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Date: 2024.08.08 21:39:17 +05'30'
Login to read full text