## Report on Notification Regarding Fee Collection on National Highway 363
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the levy of fees on mechanical vehicles for the use of a specific section of National Highway 363 in Telangana. The core purpose of this notification is to authorize the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect user fees for the Mancherial to Repellewada Section. Key findings include the specification of fee rates based on vehicle type and road length, the location of the fee plaza, and the provision for monthly passes and discounts.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview and analysis of a notification (S.O. 6067(E)) published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, concerning the implementation of user fees on a segment of National Highway 363. The analysis is solely based on the information provided within the notification text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* Core Objective(s): Based on the text, the primary objective is to levy fees on mechanical vehicles for using the designated section of National Highway 363 (Mancherial to Repellewada) and authorize NHAI to collect these fees. This implicitly aims to recover costs associated with the construction and maintenance of the highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* New Policy: The notification addresses the need to generate revenue for the development and maintenance of national highways. The text states that NHAI has been entrusted with the stretch of NH 363 from Mancherial to the Telangana-Maharashtra border. Levying fees on users is a common mechanism to finance such infrastructure projects and ensure their upkeep.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The notification establishes the following key provisions:
* **Fee Levy:** It mandates the levy of fees on mechanical vehicles using the four-lane section of NH 363 between Design kilometer 0.000 to kilometer 42.000 existing km. 251.900 to km. 288.510.
* **Fee Structure:** Fees are determined by vehicle type (car, truck, etc.) based on a base rate per kilometer established for the year 2007-08 (Table 1).
* **Fee Plaza Location:** The fee will be collected at the Toll Plaza at KmCh 21.470 of NH363 near Mandamarri village in Mancherial district of State Telangana. (Table 2)
* **Bypass Fee:** Additional fees are levied for the use of bypasses costing Rs. 10 crore or more (Table 3).
* **Structure Fee:** Additional fees are levied for the use of structures having length more than 60m (Table 4).
* **Monthly Passes:** Monthly passes are available for non-commercial vehicles registered to individuals residing within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza, subject to annual revision.
* **Multiple Journey Passes:** Passes for multiple journeys are available at specified rates and validity periods (Table 5).
* **Discounts:** A discount is given for commercial vehicles excluding vehicles plying under National permit registered in the district where the fee plaza falls provided that no service road or alternative road is available.
* **Overloaded Vehicles:** Vehicles exceeding the permissible load are subject to additional fees.
* **Annual Revision:** The fee rates are to be revised annually.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders affected by this notification include:
* Owners and operators of mechanical vehicles using the specified section of National Highway 363.
* Residents living within 20 kilometers of the fee plaza.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
* Commercial vehicle operators registered in the district where the fee plaza falls.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is responsible for collecting the fees, either directly or through a contractor.
* **Timelines:** The fee levy is effective from December 26, 2022 (date of the notification). Fee rates are subject to annual revision.
* **Procedures:** The notification refers to the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, suggesting that the implementation will adhere to the procedures outlined in those rules.
* **Display of Fee Rates:** Fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said Rules.
* **Capital Cost Recovery:** The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realized and after recovery of the capital cost, fee leviable shall be reduced to 40 of the rates and shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules.
* **Publication:** Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 200708 as mentioned in Table1 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 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.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this notification are:
* Generation of revenue to fund the operation and maintenance of the Mancherial to Repellewada section of National Highway 363.
* Recovery of the capital cost of the project.
* Regulation of traffic flow and potential reduction of congestion through tolling.
* Ensuring compliance with fee payment and load restrictions.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification detailed here establishes a user fee system for a specific section of National Highway 363, placing responsibility on NHAI for collection and administration. The user fees are designed to recover investment costs, and maintain the quality of the highway. This notification has a significant impact on vehicles travelling in the region. The ability to collect tolls and the amount of the tolls, are designed to support a quality, safe, and maintained roadway system.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988: A law, specifically section 11, under which the Central Government entrusted a stretch of road to the National Highways Authority of India.
National Highways Act, 1956: A law, specifically section 7, that confers powers related to levying fees on mechanical vehicles.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules, specifically rule 3, used by the Central Government to levy fees on mechanical vehicles.
Central Government: The governing authority that has entrusted a stretch of road and levies fees.
National Highways Authority of India: The Authority entrusted with managing the stretch of road from Mancherial to TelanganaMaharashtra Border Section.
Mancherial: A place in the State of Telangana, starting point of the road section entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India
Telangana-Maharashtra Border Section: The end point of the road section entrusted to the National Highways Authority of India.
Telangana: A State in India where part of the entrusted road section lies.
National Highway number 363: The specific highway number of the road section in question.
Repellewada Section: A section of National Highway number 363.
Mancherial district: A district in the State of Telangana where the fee plaza is located.
Mandamarri village: A village in Mancherial district of State of Telangana, near which the fee plaza is located.
Bellampally: A village in Mancherial district of State of Telangana, where the bypass of NH 363 is located
Fee Plaza: A toll location where fees are collected for using the road.
New Delhi: Location of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry issuing the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 5824] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, दिसम् बर 27, 2022/पौर् 6, 1944
No. 5824] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2022/PAUSA 6, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 26 दिसम् बर, 2022
का.आ. 6067(अ).—यतः, केन्द्रीय सरकार ने, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1988 (1988 का 68) की धारा 11 के अधीन िारी की
गई भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का. आ. 3836 (अ), दिनांक 2 अगस्ट्त 2018 द्वारा
तेलंगानाराज्य में राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-363 के (94.602 दक.मी. लंबाई के जलए) मनचेररयल से तेलंगाना/महाराष्ट्र सीमा सेक्िन के
खंड(94.602 दक.मी. लंबाई के जलए)भारतीय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण (जिसे इसके पश्चात् ‘प्राजधकरण’कहा िाए) को सौंपा है;
अतः, अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग िुल्क (िरों का अवधारण एवं संग्रहण) जनयम, 2008, (जिसे इसके पश्चात “जनयम’’
कहा िाए), के जनयम 3 के साथ परित राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग
करते हुए,तेलंगानाराज्य में राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-363 के मनचेररयल से रेपेलवाड़ा खंडके जडिाइन दकलोमीटर 0.000 से दकलोमीटर
42.000 (मौिूिा दकमी 251.900 से 288.510 तक)के चार और अजधक लेन सेक्िन के उपयोग हते ुसड़क खंड की जनवल लंबाई
24.634 दक.मी. और 11.294 दक.मी (जिनकी लंबाई 1.1294 दकमी ह)ै लंबाई की समकक्ष संरचना (जिनकी लम् बाई 60 मीटर से अजधक
ह)ै के जलए यांजत्रक वाहनोपर सारणी 1 के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में जवजनर्िष्टग िरों पर और बाईपास जिनकी लंबाई 16.237 दकमी ह,ै और लागत िस
करोड़ या उससे अजधक है, के उपयोग हते ु सारणी 1 के स्ट्तम्भ (1) में जवजनर्िष्टग वाहनों पर 150% की आधार िर से िुल्क उद्ग्रहीत करती है
एवं प्राजधकरण को अपने अजधकाररयों के माध्यम से अथवा संजविाकार के माध्यम से उि िुल्क को संग्रहीत करने के जलए प्राजधकृत करती
ह,ै अथागत्ः-
सारणी 1
वाहन का प्रकार आधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दक.मी.
िुल् क की आधार िर (रूपए में)
(1) (2)
कार, िीप, वैन या हल् के मोटर वाहन 0.65
8674 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
हल् के वाजणजज्यक वाहन, हल् के माल वाहक वाहन अथवा जमनी बस 1.05
बस या रक (िो धुरी वाले) 2.20
तीन धुरी वाले वाजणजज्यक वाहन 2.40
भारी संजनमागण मिीनरी (एच.सी.एम॰) या अथग मूववंग उपस्ट् कर (ई.एम.ई) या 3.45
बहुधुरीय वाहन (एम.ए.वी.) (चार से छह धुरी वाले)
बड़े आकार वाले वाहन (सात या अजधक धुरी वाले ) 4.20
1. नीचे जलया िाने वाला एवं संग्रहीत दकया िाने वाला िुल्क, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लािा पर, ऐसे िुल्क प् लािा (प्ल ािां) के
जलए उजल्लजखत सड़क की जनवल लम्बाई हते ु िये और भुगतान होगाः
सारणी-2
िुल्क प्लािा का अवस्ट् थान(चैनेि) लम्बाई (दकलोमीटर में) जिसके जलए िुल्क िर जिस पर िुल्क भुगतान योग्य ह ै
भुगतान योग्य है
तेलंगाना राज्य के मनचेररयल जिले में
24.634
चार और अजधक लेन के जलए ऊपर
मंिमरी गांव के पास एनएच-363 के
[10 करोड से अजधक की लागत के बाईपास
सारणी-1 में उजल्लजखत आधार िरों
दकमी/चेनेि 21.470 पर टोल प्लािा और 60 मी. से अजधक लंबाई की संरचना का 100%
को छोड़कर]
2. उपयुगि के अजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत बाईपास जिनकी लागत 10 करोड़ रुपए से अजधक लागत वाले बाईपास के उपयोग हते ु ऐसे
िुल्क प्ल ािा के जलए उजल्लखत बाईपास की जनवल लम् बाई हते ु जनम् नजलजखत िुल् क प्ल ािा पर जनम्न जलजख त िुल् क िये और भुगतान
योग्य होगा:
सारणी – 3
िुल्कप्लािाकाअवस्ट्थान बाईपासकानाम आरंभ जवलय स्ट् थान बाईपासकीलम्बाई और लागत िरजिसपरिुल्कभुग
(चैनेि) होते हुए जिसकेजलएअजतररििुल्किये है तान योग्य ह ै
लम् बाई लागत (करोड़
(दक.मी. म)ें रूपए में)
तेलंगाना राज्य के जडिाइन जडिाइन
मनचेररयल जिले में एनएच-363 का दक.मी. दक.मी.
11.837 473..10 चार और अजधक लेन
मंिमरी गांव के पास 0.000 12.082
मनचेररयल के जलए ऊपर
एनएच-363 के
बाईपास
सारणी-1 म ें
दकमी/चेनेि 21.470
उजल्लजखत आधार
पर टोल प्लािा जडिाइन जडिाइन 4.400 146.53
एनएच-363 का िरों का 150%
दक.मी. दक.मी.28.982
बेल्लांपल्लीबाईपास
24.582
3. उपयुगि के अजतररि, जनम्नजलजखत बुजनयािी ढांचों, जिनकी लम्बाई 60 मीटर से अजधक है, के उपयोग के जलए ऐसी बुजनयािी
ढांचों की लम्बाई को समकरण गुणक 10 से गुणा करके रािमागग की समकक्ष लम्बाई में पररवर्तगत करते हुए, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क प्लािा
(प्लािां) पर, जनम्नजलजखत िुल्क भी िये और भुगतान योग्य होगाः
सारणी – 4
िुल्क प्लािा का स्ट्थान िरीब िरू ी सड़क की लम्बाई के समान सड़क की समकक्ष िर जिस पर िुल्क भुगतान योग्य ह ै
(चैनेि) पररवर्तगत बुजनयािी ढांचे की लम्बाई (दक.मी.
लम्बाई (दक.मी. में)
में)
तेलंगाना राज्य के मनचेररयल जिले ऊपर सारणी-1में उजल्लजखत आधार
में मंिमरी गांव के पास एनएच- 1.1294 11.294
िरों का 100%
363 के दकमी/चेनेि 21.470
पर टोल प्लािा[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
^संरचनां का ब् योरा इस प्रकार ह:ै
चैनेि संरचनां का प्रकार लंबाई (दकमी में)
क्रम स.ं
किमी से किमी ति
1 3+636.4 3+703.6 आरओबी 0.0672
2 5+947.3 6+021.7 आरओबी 0.0744
3 10+210.4 10+313.6 आरओबी 0.1034
4 18+927.3 19+811.7 आरओबी+वायाडक्ट 0.8844
कुल 1.1294
4. जिस व्यजि का अपना यांजत्रक वाहन, गैर-वाजणजज्यक प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिीकृत हुआ हो और वह िुल्क प्लािा से बीस
दकलोमीटर तक की िरू ी में ही रहता/रहती हो, उसके जलए वर्ग 2022-23 के जलए माजसक पास की िर 315.00/-रूपए (तीन सौ पंरह
रूपए मात्र) होगी और उि जनयमोंके उपबंधों के अनुसार उसमें प्रत्येक वर्ग संिोधन दकया िायेगा।
5. रािमागग खण्ड पर बहुयात्रां हते ु पास जनम्नजलजखत िरों पर िारी दकया िाएगा, अथागत्ः
सारणी-5
िये राजि अनुमत् ये एकतर ा यात्रां की वैद्यता अवजध
अजधकतम संख्या
एकतर ा यात्रा के जलए िुल्क का डेढ़ गुना िो भुगतान के समय से चौबीस घंटे
पचास एकल यात्रां के जलए भुगतान िुल्क की राजि पचास भुगतान की तारीख से एक मास
का िो-जतहाई
6. जिस जिले में िुल्क प्लािा जस्ट्थत ह ैउसमें पंिीकृत वाजणजज्यक वाहन (राष्ट्रीय परजमट के अधीन चल रह ेवाहनों को छोड़कर) के
जलए िुल्क उस श्रेणी के जलए वाहन के जलए जनधागररत िुल्क का 50% होगा बिते के ऐसे वाजणजज्यक वाहनों के उपयोग के जलए कोई
सर्वगस रोड अथवा वैकजल्पक सड़क उपलब्ध न हो।
7. िो यांजत्रक वाहन अपनी श्रेणी के जलए जनधागररत अनुज्ञेय भार की अपेक्षा अजधक भार से लिा हुआ होगा उसके चालक अथवा
माजलक अथवा प्रभारी व्यजि को ऐसे अजधक भार से लि ेहुए वाहन को राष्ट्रीय रािमागग में प्रवेि कराने के जलए िुल्क संग्रहण एिेंसी को
राष्ट रीय रािमागग िुल् क जनयमावली के जनयम 10 के उप जनयम 1ए में उजल्ल जखत िुल् क के बराबरिुल्क का भुगतान करना होगा और उसे
रािमागग खण्ड का उपयोग करने की तब तक अनुमजत नहीं होगी िब तक दक ऐसे यांजत्रक वाहन से अजधक भार को हटा न दिया िाए।
8. यांजत्रक वाहनों की श्रेणी, उनके जलए अनुज्ञेय भार, छूट-प्राप्त वाहनों की श्रेणी, सर्वगस सडक, वैकजल्पक सड़क आदि सजहत सभी
पररभार्ाएं जनयमों में उजल्लजखत पररभार्ां के अनुसार होंगी।
9. उि जनयमों के जनयम 12 के अनुसार, उपयोगकतागं की िानकारी के जलए िुल्क की िर प्रिर्िगत दकया िाएगा।
10. ऊपर सारणी-1 में यथा-उजल्लजखत, आधार वर्ग 2007-08 के जलए प्रजत दकलोमीटर िुल्क की आधार िर के आधार पर, यांजत्रक
वाहनों से जलए िाने वाले वास्ट्तजवक िुल्क और कटौजतयों की गणना भारतीय राष्ट रीय रािमागग प्राजधकरण द्वारा खंडों की पूरी कर ली
गई लम्बाई के आधार पर की िायेगी और उसमें उि जनयमों के जनयम 5 के अनुसार वार्र्गक तौर पर संिोधन दकया िाएगा तथा उस,े
तिनुसार, अंग्रेिी और स्ट्थानीय भार्ा के कम-से-कम एक-एक समाचार पत्र में प्रकाजित दकया िाएगा।
11. इस पररयोिना की अनुमाजनत पिूं ीगत लागत 1733.45 करोड़ रुपए ह।ै [पूंिी लागत में पररवतगन हो सकता ह ै क् योंदक भूजम
अिगन, िन-उपयोजगता सेवां का स्ट् थान बिलने, पेड़ों की कटाई आदि िैसे दक्रयाकलाप अभी पूरे दकए िाने िेर् हैं। अंजतम पूंिीगत
लागत को अलग से अजधसूजचत दकया िाएगा]। प्राजधकरण द्वारा प्रयोगकतागं से वसूल दकए गए िुल्क के िररए पूंिीगत लागत की
वसूली का ररकाडग रखा िाएगा और पूंिीगत लागत की वसूली हो िाने के पश् चात, लगाए िाने वाले िुल्क की िरों को घटाकर 40% कर
दिया िाएगा और उि जनयमों के अनुसार इस में वार्र्गक तौर पर संिोधन दकया िाएगा।
[ ा. सं. एनएचएआई/पीआईयू-मनचेररयल/टोलप्लािा/2022/607]
सुमन प्रसाि वसंह, संयुि सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th December, 2022
S.O. 6067(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways number S.O . 3836 (E) dated 2nd August, 2018, issued under Section 11 of the National Highways
Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Mancherial to
Telangana/Maharashtra Border Section (for a length of 94.602 kilometres) of National Highway number 363 in the
State of Telangana to National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as “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 24.634 km for the use of four and more lane section and for
equivalent structure length (having length more than 60 m) of 11.294 km. (having length of 1.1294 km.) and at one and
half times of the base rate for bypasses having length of 16.237 km (each costing more than ten crores) on the type of
vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Mancherial to Repellewada Section from Design kilometre
0.000 to kilometre 42.000 (existing km. 251.900 to km. 288.510 of National Highway number 363 in the State of
Telangana 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 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
3.45
(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(s), namely: -
Table-2
Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) Length (in km) for which Fee is Rate at which fee is
payable payable
24.634 100% for four and more
Toll Plaza At Km/Ch 21.470 of NH-363 near
lane of the base rates
(Excluding length of Bypass
Mandamarri village in Mancherial district of
mentioned in Table-1
(costing > 10 Cr.) and length of
State Telangana
above
structures (>60m))
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): -[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Table-3
Length and Cost of bypass
for which additional fee is
Location of Fee Rate at which fee is
payable
Plaza Name of bypass Taking off Merging at payable
(Chainage)
Length (in Cost (in Rs.
Km.) Crore)
Toll Plaza At Mancherial
Design km Design km.
Km/Ch 21.470 of Bypass of NH- 11.837 473.10
0.000 12.082
NH-363 near 363 150% for four and
Mandamarri more lane of the
village in Bellampally base rates mentioned
Mancherial Bypass of NH-Design km Design km. 4.400 146.53 in Table-1 above
district of State 363 24.582 28.982
Telangana
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
Length of structures Equivalent
Rate at which fee is
Location of Toll Plaza (chainage) (in km) to be converted into Road length
payable
equivalent road length (In km.)
Toll Plaza At Km/Ch 21.470 of
100% of the base rates
NH-363 near Mandamarri village
1.1294 11.294 mentioned in Table-1
in Mancherial district of State
above
Telangana
*The details of Structures are as under: -
Chainage
Sl. No. Type of Structure Length (in km)
From Km To Km
1 3+636.4 3+703.6 ROB 0.0672
2 5+947.3 6+021.7 ROB 0.0744
3 10+210.4 10+313.6 ROB 0.1034
4 18+927.3 19+811.7 ROB + Viaduct 0.8844
Total 1.1294
4. 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 Rs. 315 (Rupees: Three Hundred and Fifteen
Only) for the year 2022-23 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 Period of validity
way
journeys allowed
One and half times of the fee for Twenty-four hours from the time of
Two
one way journey payment
Two-third of amount of the fee One month From date of payment
Fifty
payable for fifty single journeys6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 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 permissible 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 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 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 project is Rupees 1733.45 Crore. [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 will be notified separately]. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through
user fee realized and after recovery of the capital cost, fee leviable shall be reduced to 40% of the rates and
shall be revised annually in accordance with the said rules.
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-Mancherial/Toll Plaza/2022/607]
SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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