Date: 2015-08-26Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The powers conferred by section 8A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with the National Highways Fee (Collection of fees by any person.
Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, amends notification S.O. 862E dated March 26, 2009, regarding fee collection on the Tindivanam Ulundurpet section of NH-45 in Tamil Nadu. The changes involve adjustments to fee calculations, toll plaza locations, and notification publication requirements. It also addresses penalties for overloaded vehicles.
Key Points / Main Content:
Fee Structure Amendment:
* The base rate fee calculation will be rounded off to the nearest five rupees.
Toll Plaza Information:
* The project section is 72.900 km long.
* User fees will be collected at the toll plaza located at km 148.900 on NH-45, near Vikiravandi village in Villuppuram district.
Notification Publication:
* The concessionaire must publish the notification's substance and discount schemes for frequent and local users in two local newspapers (one in the local language).
* This publication must occur at least ten days before the commercial operation date and ten days before revised fees take effect.
Overloaded Vehicles:
* Vehicles exceeding permissible load limits will not be allowed on the National Highway or to cross the toll plaza until the excess load is removed.
* Drivers/owners of overloaded vehicles will be charged ten times the applicable fee for the vehicle category if they enter the National Highway with an overloaded vehicle.
Impact Analysis:
Concessionaire (GMR Ulundurpet Expressway Private Limited):
* Impact: Responsible for implementing the revised fee structure, publishing notifications, and managing overloaded vehicles.
* Action Required: Adjust fee calculations, publish required notifications in local newspapers, and enforce regulations regarding overloaded vehicles.
Toll Collecting Agency:
* Impact: Required to collect revised fees and enforce penalties for overloaded vehicles.
* Action Required: Implement revised fee collection procedures and penalty collection for overloaded vehicles.
Frequent and Local Users of NH-45:
* Impact: Subject to revised toll fees and discount schemes.
* Action Required: Be aware of the new fee structure and any available discounts.
Drivers/Owners of Mechanical Vehicles:
* Impact: Subject to penalties for operating overloaded vehicles on the National Highway.
* Action Required: Ensure vehicles are within permissible load limits to avoid penalties.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:
* Impact: Oversees and enforces the amended regulations.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the notification and address any issues that may arise.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways and road transport.
National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian law providing for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for the control of national highways.
National Highways Fee Collection Rules, 1997: Rules pertaining to the collection of fees for the use of national highways, permanent bridges, and temporary bridges in India.
S.O. 862E: An official notification number related to the authorization of fee collection for a specific highway project, dated 26th March 2009.
GMR Ulundurpet Expressway Private Limited: The private company authorized to collect and retain fees for the development, operation, and maintenance of a section of NH45.
NH45: A National Highway in India, specifically the Tindivanam Ulundurpet section.
Tamil Nadu: A state in southern India where the highway project is located.
Villupuram district: An administrative district in Tamil Nadu, India, where the Toll Plaza is located.
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th August, 2015
S.O. 2346(E).—Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A of the National
Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with the National Highways Fee (Collection of fees by any person for
user of Section of National Highways/ Permanent Bridge/ Temporary bridge on National Highways) Rules,
1997, Central Government, vide notification S.O. 862(E), dated the 26.03.2009 authorized M/s. GMR
Ulundurpet Expressway Private Limited to collect and retain the fee for the development, operation and
maintenance of the stretch from km 121.000 to km 192.250 (Tindivanam - Ulundurpet section) of NH-45 in
the state of Tamil Nadu to four lane divided carriageway on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis.
Now, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956), read with the National Highways Fee (Collection of fees by any person for user of Section of National
Highways/ Permanent Bridge/Temporary bridge on National Highways) Rules, 1997, the Central
Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification published vide S.O. 862(E) dated
26.03.2009.
1. Notes 1. (a) (ii) of the Notification shall be substituted as follows:
“Fee at the base rate as shown in column (3) of the above Table, and shall be rounded off to the
nearest five rupee;”
2. Following shall be added as Notes 1. (a) (iii):
“Length of the project section is 72.900 km and user fee shall be collected at Toll Plaza located
at km 148.900 (Old chainge) on NH- 45 (near village Vikiravandi, in Villuppuram district).”
3. Notes 7 of the Notification shall be substituted as follows:
“The Concessionaire shall publish substance of this notification and the scheme of discount to
frequent and local users, as provided in the Concession Agreement, in two local newspapers
(one of which shall be in vernacular language), which shall also state the date of commercial
operation as per the provision of this notification, at least ten days prior to the date of
commercial operation. Such substance shall also be repeated, ten days prior to giving effect to
revised Fee as per this notification.”
4. Following shall be added as Notes 11:
“A mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category
under sub-rule (2) of rule 4 of National Highways fee (Determination of Rates and Collection)
Rules, 2008, 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 a mechanical vehicle shall be liable to pay fee, for entering the overloaded
vehicle on the national highway to the toll collecting agency, equal to ten times of the fee
applicable to such category of mechanical vehicles.”
[F. No NHAI/13013/447 /CO/08-09/GC- Villupuram (121.0-192.25) BOT]
ALKESH SHARMA, Jt. Secy.
[Refer : Notification number S.O. 862(E), dated the 26th March, 2009]
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