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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th December, 2009

S.O.3288(E).— Whereas, by notifications of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Surface Transport (Roads Wing) number S.O. 113 (E), dated the 6 th February, 1998 and S.O. 393 (E), dated the 12th May, 1998, issued under section 11 of the National Highways Authority of the India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, the Central Government entrusted the stretches of National Highway No. 7 from Km. 8.00 to Km. 33.00 (Bangalore - Hosur section) in the State of Karnataka and from Km. 33.00 to Km. 94.00 (Hosur - Krishnagiri section) in the State of Tamil Nadu respectively to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the Authority);

And Whereas, pursuant to the powers conferred by section 14 of the said Act, the Authority has entered into an agreement with M/s Bangalore Elevated Tollway Limited having its registered office at 41, Nagarjuna Hills, Hyderabad - 500082 (hereinafter referred to as the Concessionaire) for the construction of 4 lane elevated highway from Kin. 9.500 to Km. 18.750, improvement of at grade section from Km 8.765 to Km. 18.750 and operation and maintenance of the section from Km. 8.765 to Km. 33.130 (Silk Board Junction - Hosur section) of National Highway No. 7 in the State of Karnataka (hereinafter referred to as the said stretch);

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with the National Highways (Collection of Fees by any Person for the Use of Section of National Highways/Permanent Bridge/Temporary Bridge on National Highways) Rules, 1997, the Central Government, having regard to the expenditure involved in building, maintenance, management and operation of the said stretch, 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 fee at the base rate specified in column (3) of the following Tables (hereinafter referred to as the said Tables), on the category of vehicles specified in column (2) of the said Tables, for the use of the said stretch or part thereof and authorises the said Concessionaire to collect and retain the said fee from the commercial operation date or publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, whichever is later, till the termination date as specified in the agreement, namely:-

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Table 1

Base fee rate for use of elevated section

Table 2

Base fee rate for fee plaza at Km 32.700

Notes:-

1. The fee shall be collected at five locations as per following

details, namely:-

2. The actual fee and revision thereof effective from the 1st July every year shall be computed as follows, namely:-

WPI-B

Base Fee X

WPI-A

where -

WPI-A is the Wholesale Price Index as on 31st March, 2005; WPI-B is the Wholesale Price Index available for 31st March preceding the fee revision date,

(iii) The actual fee shall be rounded off to the nearest five

rupees.

When a vehicle has to cross the said stretch more than once in a day, the user shall have the option to pay fee for multiple trips at one and a half times the rate as specified in column (3) of the said Tables while crossing the toll plaza in the first trip itself, and where a vehicle has to use the said stretch continuously and frequently for. the entire month, then the user may have a monthly pass on payment of charges equal to thirty times the rate applicable for single trip as specified in column (3) of the said tables.

No fee shall be charged or collected in respect of the following

vehicles, namely:-

(A) Vehicles-

(i) having VIP symbols or officially belonging to-

the President of India; the Vice-President of India; the Governor of a State and the Lieutient Governor of a Union territory; a Foreign dignitary on State visit to India; a Foreign Diplomat stationed in India using cars with "CD"/"CC" number plates; the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the Chairman of State Legislative Council, the Speaker of State Legislative Assembly, a Minister for the Union or State, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha or State Legislatures having the Status of Cabinet Minister, if he is sitting in the vehicle;

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g. a Member of Parliament in the entire country, a Member of Legislative Assembly of a State or a Member of Legislative Council of a State, in the respective State, if he produces his identity card issued by the Parliament or concerned Legislature of a State, as the case may be;

(ii) belonging to winner of Gallantry awards such as Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Vir Chakra and Shaurya Chakra, if such awardee produces his photo identity card duly authenticated by the Competent Authority for such award;

Defence vehidles, including those eligible for exemption in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 and the rules made there under (as extended to Navy);

Police vehicles, Fire fighting vehicles, Ambulances, Funeral vans, Post and Telegraph Department's vehicles, Central and State Government vehicles on duty.

No fee shall be levied and collected from a mechanical

vehicle which is not specified in the said Tables.

Vehicles using elevated section shall pay toll as per the

elevated section toll rates prescribed in the above Table 1.

Vehicles crossing Attibele toll plaza located at Km. 32.700 shall pay toll as per, at grade section, toll rates prescribed in the above Table 2.

8. Vehicles using, at grade section, between Km 8.765 and Attibele toll plaza and not crossing the fee plaza shall not be tolled.

Q. The Concessionaire shall publish substance of this notification in two local newspapers (one of which shall be in vernacular language) at least ten days prior to the date of commercial operation and also ten days prior to giving effect to revised fee.

10. The rate of fee, the category of vehicles exempted from payment of fee and the name, address and telephone number of Concessionaire to whom complaints, if any, should be addressed, shall be conspicuously and prominently displayed 500 meters ahead of the toll plaza, 100 meters ahead of the toll plaza and at the toll plaza also and the height of display boards and size of letters being such that the driver can easily read the display boards.

11. The actual fee to be charged from users shall be computed by the concessionaire and sent to Authority for validation as soon as possible after 31 8t March in every year but at least forty-five days before the revised rate is to be effective so as to enable the Authority to provide any comments or seek clarifications, if any, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of the said proposal and if the Authority does not offer comments or seek clarifications during this period, the revised fee, as proposed by the Concessionaire, shall be deemed to have been confirmed by the Authority.

[F. No. NHAI/13013/468/2009-10/CO/GC Bangalore (Elevated Highway) sari S. NARENDRA, Director

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