nH ATT f GOVERNMENT OF INDIA : ‘ele fax (0612) -2525501 area: afta ua creer wearer : 2525502 ‘uNISTRY OF ROADTRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS 9a, Aairowenferertt (feet ), Tea 17,1AS Colony, a Kidwaipuri, ‘THE REGIONAL OFFICER (BIHAR ), PATHA teat ori No.RWIPATINH/Tech. Circular/2016' 12°13, Dated, the 23 Dec .2016 To x The Secretary to the Govt. of Bihar, 7 io Ph\ Road Construction Dept... 9S Mi “Bias. Patna Sub: Accommodation of Public and Industrial Utility Services along and across ~ National Highways ~ Policy guidelines regarding. Ministry vide ils Circular No. No.RWINH-33044/29/2015/S&R(R) dated 2.11.2016 has formulated a new policy guidelines regarding “"Accommodation of lic and Industrial Utility Services along and across the National Highways” per this policy, utility services can be laid upon the deposition of the requisite License Fees and prior permission of MORT&H. Detailed guideline in this regard is enciosed Yours faithfully vail Encl: As above. Beal od (Rajesh Kumar) Regional Officer Patna Copy with copy of enclosure to The Pnncipal Secretary to the Govt, of Bihar, Energy Dept., Bihar, Patna, The Principal Secretary to the Govt. of Bihar, Public Health Engineering Dept Binar, Patna The Chief Engineer, NH Wing, R.C.0., Bihar, Patna. For necessary action The CGM, BSROCL, Bihar, Patna: For necessary action. All SEs (dealing with National Highways), NH_ works Circle: For necessary action as above. 6. All EEs (dealing with National Highways), NH Division. For necessary action as aboverene rath, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA a MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS So ~ AN ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED MINISTRY IAHE Campus. S&R(R) ZONE, A+5, Seetor-62, Noida-201301._ 22 November, 2016 ~ No. RWINI1-33044/29/2015/S&R(R) Dated: Yo. LL The Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments! UTS 2. The Principal Secretaries Secretaries of ell States’ UTs Public Works Department dealing with National Highways, other centrally sponsored schemes. 3. all Engineers-in-Chief and Chief Engineers of Public Works Department of States! UTs dealing with National Highways, other centrally sponsored schemes 4. The Director General (Border Reads), Seema Sadak Bhawan, Ring Road. New Delti 110010. S The Chaiem: New Delhi-1 10 075. 6. The Managing Director, NHIDCL. PTI Building. New Dethi-110001 National Highways Authority of India. G-5 & 6. Sector-10. Dwerka, Subject: Accommodation of Public and’ Industrial Utility Services along and across National Highways ~ Potiey guidelines regarding. Sir, The Government.has realized that development of infrastructure aeross the Country on a sustainable and integrated manner continues to be an imperative for improving the state ‘of economy, enhaneing quality of life of the citizens and ensuring equitable development throughout the country and being among the most precious of natural resources available. optimum utilization of land shall play a critical role in integrated development of infrastructure, One of the ways to effeet such optimum utilization is leveraging land within National Highwas (NH) Right of Way (ROW) for laying utility services. ‘This may be achieved through ztanting permissions for laying utility services along and “or across the ROW. [towever. environment and safety of the road users are the prime factors in deciding permission for utility services. Permission may be denied. if it is not feasible to ensure safety ancl through requisite safeguards. The Admmistration of ROW. has been defined in jonal Highway Land and traffic Control Act 2002 and relevam Rules 2004 Keeping in view the need for consistency and clarity. in supersession of all the instructions contained in the earlier previous circulars on the subject, following guidelines shall apply for accommodation of Utility Services along and aeross National Highways; 2. Laying of Utility Services along the National Highways: 2. There shall be a provision for utility ducts for appropriate eategories/combination of Uuiilities in the construction of new/4-6 laning of National Highways. The duets shall be located at appropriate location preferably as close to tie extreme edge of ROW 2.2 Utility services shall be laid in the ulility ducts, ifprovided for the purpose. 2.3 In steiches where utility ducts have not been provided, the utility services shall be located, beyond the toe line of the embankment and drains. as close to the extreme edge of the ReW as possible. Whil A. requirement of up-gredation also needs 10 he kept in view. wevay 21 It is to be ensured that at no time there is interference with the drainaye of the road land. and maintenance of the National Highways. Towards this, the top of the utility services shall atleast 0.6 metre below the ground level 25 No utility service shall be laid over existing culverts and bridges except through the ullity duets where such provision exists. In case of absence of such provisions, the Licensee shall make his own arrangement for crossing of cross drainage structure, rivers. etc. below the bed 2.6 In exceptional cases, where ROW is restricted the utility services can be allowed beneath, the carriageway of service road, subject to the condition that the mility services be tid in concrete duets. which will be designed to carry traffic on top. The width of the duct in such shall not be less then one lane. In such cases, it also needs to be ensured that aintenance of the utility services shall not interfere with the safe and smooth flow of sffie. The cost of operation and maintenance will have to be bome by the Licensee as per wgivement, 3. Laying of Utility Services across the National Highway’ 3.1 The utility services shall be permitted to cross the National Highway either through structure or conduits specially built for that purpose. The casing / conduit pipe should, as ‘minimum, extend fom drain to drain in cuts and toe of slope to toe of slope in the fills and shall be designed in accordance with the provision of IRC and executed following the Specifications of the Ministry. 3.2 Existing drainage structures shall not be allowed to carry the lines across, ‘The casing/conduit pipe may be installed under the road embankment either by boring or Seging « trench, Installation by boring method shall be preferred. 3 £ In case of trenching. the sides of the trench should be done as nearly vertical as possible Tae trench width should be at least 30 em wider. (bat not more than 60 em sider), than the vuter diameter of the utility pipe. Filling of the trench shall conform to the specifications tained heresin-below or as supplied by the Highway Authority $.1 Bedding shall be to a depth not less than 30 em. it shall consist of granular material jumps. elods and cobbles, and graded to yield a firm surface without suciden chang exiges should be excavated and replaced by inthe bearing value. Unsuitable soil and rox selected material 352 The backfill shall be completed in two stages (i) Side-fill so th 2¢ (i) Ov erfil io the bottom of the road crust 3 The side fill shall consist of granular material laid in 15 cm. Layers each consolidated » mechanical tamping and controlled addition of moisture to 9$%» of the modified Prosior’s coussuy. Overfill shall be compacted to the same density as the materia! that had been .o\exl, Consolidation by saturation or ponding will not be permitted 35.4 The road crust shall be built to the same strengih as the existing erust on either side of the tench orto thickness and specifications stipulated by the Highway: Authority 3.6 When utilities are allowed overhead. the horizontal and vertical clearance in ‘with the IRC shall be maintained. Jel of the tap of the cordance 4. Procedure for processing application for granting permission for use of highway land: person who intends to obtain permission shall make an application online in the prescribed form to Highway Administration or an officer authorized by Highway ‘iministration on his behalf. The application must mention details the various safety ances from the respective authorities such as Directorate of Electricity. Chief Controller Explosives, Petoleum and Explosives Safety Organization, Oil Industry Safety ww eX