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L.-33004/99 vlk/kj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II—[k.M 3—mi&[k.M (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY la- 1404] ubZ fnYyh] cq/okj] tqykbZ 1] 2015@vk"kk<+ 10] 1937 No. 1404] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015/ASHADHA 10, 1937 llllMMMM++dd++dd iiiiffffjjjjoooogggguuuu vvvvkkkkSSjjSSjj jjjjkkkktttteeeekkkkxxxxZZ ZZ eeee==aa==aa kkkkyyyy;;;; vvvvffff////kkkkllllwwppwwppuuuukkkk ubZ fnYyh] 1 tqykbZ] 2015 ddddkkkk----vvvvkkkk---- 1111777788885555¼¼¼¼vvvv½½½½----&&&&;r%] dsUæh; ljdkj us] Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh; jktekxZ çkf/kdj.k vf/kfu;e] 1988 ¼1988 dk 68½ dh /kkjk 11 ds v/khu tkjh dh xbZ Hkkjr ljdkj ds rRdkyhu iksr ifjogu lM+d ifjogu vkSj jktekxZ ea=ky; dh vf/klwpukvksa }kjk dsjy+ jkT; esa jk"Vªh; jktekxksZa ds fuEufyf[kr [k.M Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh; jktekxZ izkf/kdj.k ¼ftls blesa blds i'pkr~ ^çkf/kdj.k^ lanfHkZr fd;k x;k gS½ dks lkSais gSa; jk jk la[;k lsD”ku [k.M fd-eh- ls fd-eh- rd dk-vk-la[;k rkjh[k 47 rfeyukMq@dsjy 332-600&349-000 dk- vk- la- 465¼v½ 26-04-2002 lhek ls dksfPp rd 47 fofryk&v:j 349-000&358-750 dk- vk- la-1291¼v½ 11-11-2003 vkSj ;r%] dsUnzh; ljdkj us] jk"Vªh; jktekxZ 'kqYd ¼njksa dk vo/kkj.k ,oa laxzg.k½ fu;e] 2008 ds fu;e ¼3½ ds lkFk ifBr jk"Vªh; jktekxZ vf/kfu;e 1956 ¼1956 dk 48½ dh /kkjk 7 }kjk çnRr 'kfä;ksa dk ç;ksx djrs gq, 'kqYd fu;e 1997 ds ;Fkk la”kksf/kr 'kqYd fu;e 2008 ds lØkafrdky ds v/khu Hkkjr ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk la[;k dk-vk- 1098] rkjh[k 24-04-2015 }kjk dsjy jkT; esa jk"Vªh; jktekxZ la[;k 66 ¼igys jkjk&47½ ds 342-000 fd-eh- ls 358-750 fd-eh- rd ¼bMkiYyh&fofrYyk&v:j lsD’ku½ pkj ysu okys lsD”ku ds mi;ksx ds fy, ;kaf=d okguksa ij 'kqYd mn~xzghr ,oa laxzghr djus gsrq izkf/kdj.k dks izkf/kd`r fd;k FkkA vkSj ;r%] izkf/kdj.k us Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh; jktekxZ izkf/kdj.k vf/kfu;e] 1988 ¼1988 dk 68½ dh /kkjk 14 ds ikzo/kku ds vuqlj.k esa dsjy jkT; esa jk"Vªh; jktekxZ la[;k 66 ¼igys jkjk&47½ ij 342-000 fd-eh- ls 358-750 fd-eh- rd] izpkyu] vuqj{k.k vkSj gLrkarj.k ¼vks,eVh½ vk/kkj ij bMkiYyh&fofrYyk&v:j lsD”ku ¼ftls blesa blds i'pkr~ ÞmDr [k.Mß lanfHkZr fd;k x;k gS½ ds izpkyu vkSj vuqj{k.k gsrq 26-02-2015 dks izLrqr dh xbZ cksfy;ksa ds fy, eSllZ dksfp v:j Vksyost izkbosV fyfeVsM] ftldk iathd`r dk;kZy; ,Dok IokbaV] vksYM ,-ch-jksM mefj;k] egw&453446] e/; izns”k] Hkkjr esa gS ¼ftls blesa blds i'pkr~ Þfj;k;rxzkghß lanfHkZr fd;k x;k gS½] ds lkFk 28 vizSy] 2015 dks djkj fd;k gS ¼ftls blesa blds i'pkr~ ÞmDr djkjß lanfHkZr fd;k x;k gS½A vr%] vc] dsUnzh; ljdkj] jk"Vªh; jktekxZ 'kqYd ¼njkas dk vo/kkj.k ,oa laxzg.k½ fu;e] 2008 ftls lk-dk-fu- 838] ¼v½] rkjh[k 5 fnlEcj] 2008 }kjk izdkf’kr fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj ftls lk-dk-fu- 950 ¼v½] rkjh[k 3 fnlEcj] 2010] lk-dk-fu- 15 ¼v½] rkjh[k 12 tuojh] 2011] lk-dk-fu- 756 ¼v½] rkjh[k 12 vDrwcj] 2011] lk-dk-fu- 778 ¼v½] rkjh[k 16 2913 GI/2015 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] fnlEcj] 2013] lk-dk-fu- 26 ¼v½] rkjh[k 16 tuojh] 2014 rFkk lk-dk-fu- 831 ¼v½] rkjh[k 21 uoEcj] 2014 }kjk la’kksf/kr fd;k x;k Fkk ¼ftls blesa blds i'pkr~ ÞmDr fu;eß lanfHkZr fd;k x;k gS½ ds fu;e 3 ds lkFk ifBr jk"Vªh; jktekxZ vf/kfu;e] 1956 ¼1956 dk 48½ dh /kkjk 8d }kjk çnRr 'kfä;ksa dk ç;ksx djrs gq, ,oa rkjh[k 24-04-2015 dh vf/klwpuk la[;k dk-vk- 1098 dk vf/kØe.k djrs gq,] flok; mu ckrksa ds tks ,sls vf/kØe.k ls igys dj nh xbZ gSA ;k djus ls yksi djk nh xbZ gSa] mDr [k.M ds fuekZ.k] vuqj{k.k] izca/k vkSj izpkyu ij gq, O;;] fuosf’kr iawth ij C;kt] ;qfDr;qDr izR;kxe] ;kr;kr dk ncko] izkf/kdj.k rFkk fj;k;rxzkgh ds chp gq, djkj dh vof/k dks /;ku esa j[krs gq,] ,rn~}kjk ;g vf/klwfpr djrh gS fd lM+d dh fuoy yEckbZ 15-113 fd-eh- rFkk lja puk dh led{k yEckbZ 16-370 fd-eh- ¼60 ehVj ls vf/kd dh yEckbZ okyh lajpuk 1-637 fd-eh- yEckbZ½ ds fy, mDr [k.M ds pkj ;k vf/kd ysu ds mi;ksx gsrq ;kaf=d okguksa ij uhps lkj.kh 1 ds LrEHk ¼2½ esa fofufnZ"V njksa ij ¼ftls blesa blds i'pkr~ Þvk/kkj njß lanfHkZr fd;k x;k gS½ 'kqYd mn~xzghr vkSj laxzghr fd;k tk,xk] vkSj mDr fj;k;rxzkgh dks izkf/kdj.k }kjk ?kksf"kr okf.kfT;d izpkyu dh rkjh[k dks vkSj ml rkjh[k ls vFkok bl vf/klwpuk ds jkti= esa izdk’ku ij] tks Hkh ckn esa gks] mDr djkj esa ;Fkk&fofufnZ"V lekiu dh rkjh[k rd] 'kqYd dks laxzghr ,oa izfr/kkfjr djus gsrq izkf/kd`r djrh gSA llllkkkkjjjj....kkkkhhhh 1111 okgu dk çdkj vk/kkj o"kZ 2007&08 ds fy, çfr fd-eh- 'kqYd dh vk/kkj nj ¼#i, esa½ ¼1½ ¼2½ dkj] thi] oSu ;k gYds eksVj okgu 0-65 gYds okf.kfT;d okgu] gYds eky okgd okgu vFkok feuh cl 1-05 cl ;k Vªd ¼nks /kqjh okys½ 2-20 rhu /kqjh okys okf.kfT;d okgu 2-40 Hkkjh lafuekZ.k e'khujh ¼Hakk-laa-e-½ ;k vFkZ ewfoax miLdj ¼v-ew-m-½ ;k cgq/kqjh; 3-45 okgu ¼c-/kq-ok-½ ¼pkj ls Ng /kqjhs okys½ cM+s vkdkj okys okgu ¼lkr ;k vf/kd /kqjh okys½ 4-20 1- uhsps mn~xzghr ,oa laxzghr 'kqYd] fuEufyf[kr Vksy Iyktk ij mi;qZDr lkj.kh 1 esa fofufnZ"V vk/kkj njksa ij ,sls izR;sd Vksy Iyktk ds fy, fofufnZ"V nwjh gsrq] 'kks/; vkSj lans; gksxk% Vksy Iyktk dk voLFkku ¼ pSust½ yEckbZ ¼fd-eh- esa½ ftlds fy, 'kqYd lans; gS dksfp ftys esa dqecye xkao ds ikl jkjk&66 ¼igys 15-113 ¼60 ehVj ls vf/kd yEckbZ okyh lja pukvksa dh yEckbZ dks jkjk&47½ dk NksM+dj 356-500 fd-eh- 2- mi;qZDr ds vfrfjDr] fuEufyf[kr lajpukvksa] ftudh yEckbZ 60 ehVj ls vf/kd gS] ds mi;ksx ds fy, ,slh lajpukvksa dh yEckbZ dks ledj.k xq.kd 10 ls xq.kk djds jktekxZ dh led{k yEckbZ esa ifjofrZr djrs gq,] fuEufyf[kr Vksy Iyktk ¼Iyktkvksa½ ij] fuEufyf[kr 'kqYd Hkh 'kks/; vkSj lans; gksxk% Vksy Iyktk dk voLFkku ¼ pSust½ lM+d dh led{k yEckbZ esa ifjofrZr fd, lM+d dh led{k tkus gsrq *lja pukvksa dh yEckbZ yEckbZ ¼fd-eh- esa½ ¼fd-eh- esa½ dksfPp ftys esa dqecye xkao ds ikl jkjk&66 1-637* 16-370 ¼igys dk jkjk&47½ dk 356-500 fd-eh- * 60 ehVj ls vf/kd yEckbZ okyh lajpuk dk C;kSjk fuEuizdkj gS%& Øe la[;k C;kSjk fuEufyf[kr fd-eh- ij pSust 60 ehVj ls vf/kd yEckbZ okyh lja puk ¼ehVj esa½ 1- vkj vks ch 347-472 360-000 2- cM+k iqy 349-880 79-100 3- cM+k iqy 352-368 79-100 4- cM+k iqy 355-438 216-000 5- cM+k iqy 357-325 902-800 dqy 1111666633337777----000000000000¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 3- ftl O;fä dk viuk ;kaf=d okgu] xSj&okf.kfT;d ç;kstuksa ds fy, iath—r gqvk gks vkSj og Vksy Iyktk ls chl fdyksehVj rd dh nwjh esa gh jgrk gks] mlds fy, o"kZ 2015&16 ds fy, ekfld ikl dh nj 230-00@& :i, ¼nks lkS rhl :i, ek=½ gksxh vkSj jk"Vªh; jktekxZ 'kqYd ¼njksa dk vo/kkj.k vkSj laxzg.k½ fu;e] 2008 ds mica/kksa ds vuqlkj mlesa çR;sd o"kZ la'kks/ku fd;k tk;sxk A 4- jktekxZ [k.M ij cgq;k=kvksa gsrq ikl fuEufyf[kr njksa ij tkjh fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~% lans; jkf'k vuqKkr ,drjQk ;k=kvksa fof/kekU;rk dh vof/k dh vf/kdre la[;k ,drjQk ;k=k ds fy, 'kqYd dk Ms<+ xquk nks lank; ds le; ls pkSchl ?kaVs ipkl ;k vf/kd ;k=kvksa ds fy, lans; 'kqYd ipkl ;k vf/kd lank; dh rkjh[k ls ,d ekl dh jkf'k dk nks&frgkbZ 5- ftl ftys esa Vksy Iyktk iM+rk gS ml ftys esa iath—r okf.kfT;d okgu ¼jk"Vªh; ijfeV ds v/khu py jgs okguksa dks NksM+dj½ ds fy, 'kqYd ml Js.kh ds fy, okgu ds fy, fu/kkZfjr 'kqYd dk 50% gksxk c'krsZ ds ,sls okf.kfT;d okguksa ds mi;ksx ds fy, dksbZ lfoZl jksM vFkok oSdfYid lM+d miyC/k u gks A 6- tks ;kaf=d okgu fu;eksa ds v/khu viuh Js.kh ds fy, fu/kkZfjr vuqKs; Hkkj dh vis{kk vf/kd Hkkj ls ynk gqvk gksxk mls jk"Vªh; jktekxZ dk mi;ksx djus vFkok Vksy Iyktk ikj djus dh rc rd vuqefr ugha gksxh tc rd fd ,sls okgu ls vf/kd Hkkj dks gVk u fn;k tk,A ,sls vf/kd Hkkj ls yns gq, ;kaf=d okgu ds pkyd ;k ekfyd ;k izHkkjh O;fDr dks vf/kd Hkkj ls yns gq, okgu dks jk"Vªh; jktekxZ ij izos'k djkus ds fy, fu;eksa ds v/khu Vksy laxzg.k ,tlsa h dks ,slh Js.kh ds ;kaf=d okguksa ij ykxw 'kqYd ds nl xquk ds cjkcj 'kqYd dk Hkqxrku djuk gksxkA 7- ;kaf=d okguksa dh Js.kh] muds fy, vuqKs; Hkkj] NwV&çkIr okguksa dh Js.kh] lfoZl jksM] oSdfYid lM+d vkfn lfgr lHkh ifjHkk"kk,a fu;eksa esa fofufnZ"V ifjHkk"kkvksa ds vuqlkj gksaxh A 8- mDr fu;eksa ds fu;e 12 ds vuqlkj] mi;ksxdrkZvksa dh tkudkjh ds fy, 'kqYd dh njksa dks çnf'kZr fd;k tk,xk A 9- ;kaf=d okguksa ls fy, tkus okys iz;ksDrk 'kqYd dh okLrfod jkf’k esa o`f) fdlh Hkh gkyr esa blls Bhd igys dss o"kZ esa ykxw 'kqYd ds 25% ls vf/kd ugha gksxhA 10- Åij lkj.kh&1 esa ;Fkk&mfYyf[kr] vk/kkj o"kZ 2007&08 ds fy, çfr fdyksehVj 'kqYd dh vk/kkj njksa ds vk/kkj ij] ;kaf=d okguksa ls fy, tkusokys okLrfod 'kqYd vkSj dVkSfr;ksa dh x.kuk izkf/kdj.k }kjk dh tk,xhA mls izkf/kdj.k }kjk fj;k;rxzkgh ds ek/;e ls vaxzth vkSj LFkkuh; Hkk"kk ds de&ls&de ,d&,d lekpkj i= esa izdkf”kr fd;k tk,xk vkSj blds i'pkr~ blesa mDr fu;eksa ds fu;e 5 vkSj fj;k;r djkj ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj okf"kZd rkSj ij la”kks/ku fd;k tk,xk] ijUrq 'krZ ;g gS fd 'kqYd esa fiNyh ckj ds la'kks/ku dh rkjh[k ds 6 ¼Ng½ ekl dh vof/k ds Hkhrj dksbZ la'kks/ku ugha fd;k tk,xkA 11-- okf.kfT;d izpkyu dh rkjh[k ls ifj;kstuk dh olwy dh tkus okyh iawthxr ykxr 154-99 djksM+ #i, gSA okf.kfT;d izpkyu dh rkjh[k ds fj;k;rxzkgh }kjk Vksy dk laxzg.k jk"Vªh; jktekxZ 'kqYd ¼njksa dk vo/kkj.k vkSj laxzg.k½ fu;e] 2008 ftls lk-dk-fu- 838 ¼v½ rkjh[k 5 fnlEcj] 2008 }kjk izdkf'kr fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj ftls cksyh dh fu;r rkjh[k rd vkxs vkSj la'kksf/kr fd;k Fkk ds v/khu ykxw njkas ij fd;k tk,xkA iawthxr ykxr dh olwyh gks tkus ds ckn ds fnu ls olwy dh tkus okyh Vksy dh njksa dks ?kVkdj olwy dh tk jgh njksa dk 40% dj fn;k tk,xkA [Qk-la- Hkkjkjkizk@13013@759@lhvks@15&16@thlh dksphu ¼342-00 & 358-75½vks,eVh vyds'k 'kekZ] la;qDr lfpo4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st July, 2015 S.O. 1785(E).— Whereas, by notifications of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the following stretches of National highways in the State of Kerala to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”); NH Section Stretch from km to km S.O. No. Dated No. 47 Tamil Nadu/ Kerala Border 332.600–349.000 S.O. 465 (E) 26.04.2002 to Kochi 47 Vytila – Arror 349.000-358.750 S.O. 1291 (E) 11.11.2003 And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act 1956 (48 of 1956) read with the Rule (3) of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, the Central Government by notification no. S.O. 1098 dated 24.04.2015 of the Government of India authorized Authority for levying and collecting fee on mechanical vehicles for use of four lane section from km 342.000 to km 358.750 (Edapally – Vytilla - Aroor Section) of National Highway No. 66 (formerly as NH-47) in the State of Kerala under transition from Fee Rules 1997 to Fee Rules 2008 as amended. And whereas, pursuant to the provision of section 14 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Authority has entered into an Agreement on April 28, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as “said agreement”) with M/s Kochi Aroor Tollways Private Limited, having registered office at Aqua Point, Old A.B. Road Umaria, Mhow-453446, Madhya Pradesh, India (hereinafter referred to as the “Concessionaire”), for the bids submitted on 26.02.2015 for the Operation & Maintenance of Edapally – Vytilla – Aroor section from km 342.000 to km 358.750 on National Highway No. 66 (formerly as NH-47) in the State of Kerala (hereinafter referred to as the “said section”) on Operate, Maintain and Transfer (OMT) basis. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A 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 published vide G.S.R. 838(E) dated 5th December, 2008 and amended vide G.S.R 950(E) dated 3rd December, 2010, G.S.R 15(E) dated 12th January, 2011, G.S.R 756(E) dated 12th October, 2011, G.S.R 778(E) dated 16th December, 2013, G.S.R 26(E) dated 16th January, 2014 & G.S.R. 831(E) dated 21st November, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the “ said Rules”) and in supersession of the notification number S.O. 1098 (E) dated 24.04.2015, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, having regard to the expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation of the said section, interest on the capital invested, reasonable return, the volume of traffic and the period of the agreement entered into between the authority and the concessionaire, hereby notifies that there shall be levied and collected fees on mechanical vehicles for the use of four or more lane of the said section having net road length of 15.113 km and for 16.370 km equivalent length of structure (having 1.637 km of structure length of more than 60 m length) at the rates specified in columns (2) of the Table 1 (hereinafter referred to as “base rate”) on the Type of Vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below, and authorizes the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the fee on and from the date of commercial operation declared by the Authority or publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the termination date as per the said agreement; Table 1 Base rate of fee per km for the base year 2007-08 Type of vehicle (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) 2.20¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 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 levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the following Toll Plaza, at the base rates specified in Table 1 above, for the distance specified for such Toll Plaza: Location of Toll Plazas (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is payable km 356.500 of NH-66 (formerly as NH-47), near village 15.113 Kumbalam in Kochi District (Excluding length of structures >60m) 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 Toll Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalization factor of 10: Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) Length of structures* (in km) to be Equivalent road converted into equivalent road length length (in km) km 356.500 of NH-66 (formerly as NH-47), near village 1.637* 16.370 Kumbalam in Kochi District * The details of structure having length > 60m is as under:- S.No. Particulars Chainage at Km Length of structure > 60 m (in m) 1 ROB 347.472 360.000 2 Major Bridge 349.880 79.100 3 Major Bridge 352.368 79.100 4 Major Bridge 355.438 216.000 5 Major Bridge 357.325 902.800 Total 1637.000 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 toll plaza is Rs. 230.00 (Rupees Two Hundred Thirty only) for the year 2015-16, and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. 4. For multiple journey on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: Amount Payable Maximum number of one way Period of validity journeys allowed One and 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 Fifty or more One month from date of payment for fifty single journeys or more 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 prescribed rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicle. 6. Mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category under the Rules, shall not be permitted to use the National Highway or crossing the Toll Plaza until the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle. The driver or owner or a person in charge of such overloaded mechanical vehicle shall be liable to pay fee, for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the Toll Collecting agency, equal to 10 times of the fee applicable to such category of mechanical vehicles under the rules.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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. The increase in the actual amount of user fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles shall in no case be more than 25% of the fee applicable in the immediately preceding year. 10. Based on the base rate of fee per km 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. The same shall be got published by the Authority in at least one newspaper, each in English and vernacular language through the Concessionaire and thereafter revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said Rules and provisions of the Concession Agreement and will be published provided, that no revision shall be effected within a period of 6 (six) months from the date of the preceding revision of fee. 11. The Capital Cost of the Project to be recovered from the date of COD is Rs. 154.99 Crore. From the Commercial Operations Date (COD) toll shall be collected by the Concessionaire at the applicable rates provided under National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 published vide G.S.R. 838(E) dated 5th December, 2008 and further amended till bid due date. After the day on which the Capital Cost is recovered the toll rates chargeable shall be reduced to 40% of the rate being charged. [F. No. NHAI/13013/759/CO/15-16/GC Cochin (342.00 – 358.75) OMT] ALKESH SHARMA, Jt. Secy. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.