(a) whether some over bridges of NHAI in Haryana/Punjab are open to use on payment of toll charges;
(b) if so, the location point at which toll is collected alongwith rate of toll charges at each location/point;
(c) the basis on which the toll tax has been calculated; and
(d) the collections during the last three years, year-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) No toll charges are being collected by NHAI specifically for any over bridge in the states of Punjab and Haryana. However, user fee is being collected by NHAI in Punjab and Haryana for completed four lane stretches, which includes over bridges also.
(b) Locations at which toll is being collected alongwith rate of toll charges for these completed four lane stretches are given at Annex ‘A’.
(c) The toll tax on completed four lane stretches is being collected as per the National Highways (Collection of Fee by any person for the use of section of National Highways/permanent bridge/temporary bridge on National Highways) Rules 1997.
(d) The amount of toll collections during last three years, year wise, is at Annex ‘A’.
ANNEX ‘A’
ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4789 FOR ANSWER ON 27.4.2005 ASKED BY SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGH LIBRA AND SHRI SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA, REGARDING TOLL CHARGES.
(b): Locations at which toll is being collected along with rate of toll charges at each location for completed four lane stretches:
Sl.no. Particulars of Vehicles Location & Rates of fee being charged per trip (in Rs)
At Km 132.4 of NH-1 At Km 213.3 At Km 296.3 At Km 72 of At Km 61 at Karnal (for the of NH-1 at of NH-1 at NH-2 at of NH-8 at reach from km 96.0 Sambhu (for Dohara (for Srinagar Bilaspur to 206.0) the reach from the reach from (for the (for the km 206.0 km 272.0 reach from reach from to 272.0) to 372.0) km 18.8 km 42.0 to to 108.9) 162.50)
1. Car, Jeep & Van 50 30 45 35 55 2 Light Commercial 90 55 80 60 100 Vehicles (LCV) 3 Bus & Truck 175 105 160 125 160 4 Heavy Construction 375 225 340 125 160 machinery and earth moving equipment
No. of ROB/Grade 08 1 2 1 2 Separator/Flyover falling in the reach
(d): The amount of toll collections during last three years, year wise:
Year Location & the amount of toll charges collected year wise (Rs in crores)
At Km 132.4 of NH-1 At Km 213.3 of At Km 296.3 of At Km 72 of NH-2 At Km 61 at Karnal (for the NH-1 at Sambhu NH-1 at Dohara at Srinagar of NH-8 reach from km 96.0 (for the reach (for the reach (for the reach at Bilaspur to 206.0) from km 206.0 from km 272.0 from km 18.8 (for the to 272.0) to 372.0) to 108.9) reach from km 42.0 to 162.5)
2002-03 38.93 14.45 17.07 10.09 35.67 2003-04 49.23 17.31 23.03 16.77 39.25 2004-05 52.75 18.96 25.56 17.21 41.50