Road berm Chamber

11 · ln case of any dispute between the contractor/agency and MCC, the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh will be the final authority for settlement of such dispute and such dedsion will be binding on both the parties.

4 · .. The APRO,MC for information and gettong the same published in the leading 5. newspapers for the information of General public.

1 · 1 Any authorized of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board is eligible to seek/avail RoW facility/permission. However, enforceability of the permission so granted shall be restricted to the extent of provisions/scope of service contained/defined in the license agreement of that licensee and for the purpose for which it is granted subject to compliance of the terms and conditions fixed by Government of India or any Competent Authority from time to time.

1 · 2 The responsibility to obtain No Objection Certificate from various Department and Authority, other than the M.C., Chd as and when required shall be of the applicant licensee.

2 · Application

2 · 1 Document to be submitted:

2 · 1.1. For obtaining RoW facility/permissions the licensee will submit Common Application form (CAF) or application in the prescribed format along with a locality wise GIS map in the appropriate file format with detail description of location, route plan, relevant detait of the land with property ownership on which gas pipeline are to be laid, work plan (area wise and time, wise) and methodology to be used for laying for the gas pipeline Le. Horizontal Direction21 Dealing (HOD) technology or open trenching or both and processing fee, will be submitted along with the application.

2 · 1.2 Information regarding the depth and length of trench, dimensions (length, width, depth) of land (cross section) required for laying gas pipeline or any other details/ specification required by the relevant Authority will also be provided.

2 · 1.3 The appticant shall submit prescribed number of hard copies of the application along with a soft copy.

2 · 1.4 This policy is being framed for giving NOCs/Approvals/Clearance for laying Gas Pipeline·. For installing CNG Station, Storage Facilities, Pumping Station etc. The licensee shall separately obtain NOC f<om the district administration / M.C. after following the procedure.

3 · Conditions Precedent

3 · 1 Licensee will carry out Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey along the route plan where the CGDN is to be laid for detection of existing utilities. The date of utilities collected througll GPR survey would be unconditionally shared with relevant Authority free of cost.

3 · 4 Responsibility of put>!ic safety shall he With. the licensee during establishment or post establishment of laying of CGDN dunng Its maintenance or other activities. The licensee shall take all necessary safety sleps & measures while executing the work and the licensee will . d moify the Municipal Corporallon, Chandlgarh against any accident and damage caused to

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3 · 6 If the damaged essential services are not restored within 24 hours then the cost of restoration incurred by the department shall be recovered at the rates of 1.5 times the actual cost incurred by the department along with 15% supervision charges from the licensee.

4 · Fee/Charges

4 · 1 For laying of gas pipelines, the Restoration charges, Annual rent and Security deposit shall be taken as under:

4 · 2 Restoration and Rehabilitation

4 · 3 1 In case, licensees choose to carry out the restoration & rehabilitation work themselves, they would submit "Performance Bank Guarantee" equal to 50% of the amount as described in para 4.1 column 3 against the restoration cnarges and rehabilitate the site I infrastructure to its original condition at their own cost as per the drawings and specifications approved by the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh. Gas Distributors shall complete the work of laying gas pipelines including restoration & rehabilitation thereon within permitted period and methodology as allowed by the Department while issuing NOCs I Approvalsl clearances. Needless to mention. the work would be carried out under the supervision of Municipal Corporation. Chandigarh to its satisfaction for which licensee shall also deposit the departmental supervision charges @ 15% of total restoration charges. The licensee shall be responsible for the estoration and rehabilitation works dunng the defect liability period which shall be one year. ~nspections shall be carried out by respective wing of Municipal Corporation within the defect liability period and in case any defecV damage IS observed, the same shall be rectified by the licensee at its own cost.

4 · 5 The annual rent will be i"itially charged for a period of 10 years and subsequently every year Iill 'od of the license to be deposited Wltl1 MUniCipal Corporation Chandigarh. LIcensee WIll

5 · Implementation

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5 · 2 The site or surface of roadl streets will be restored to its original position by the licensee in case they exercise as per Para 4.3 at their own cost as per the drawings and specifications approved by the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh under the supervision of the Municipal Corporation authorities to its satisfaction. In case the licensee fails to do so, the Performance bank Guarantee will be forfeited and the said work will be executed by the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh at the cost of the licensee.

5 · 3 Licensee will give a notice of 15 days with route details prior to trenching for maintenance I repair works of the already laidl existing pipelines.

5 · 4 The licensee shall abide by all the safety standards and measures as highlighted by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Boardl Competent Authority as per terms and conditions of NOC I Approvals I Clearances.

5 · 5 Work should be executed phase wise without interrupting the traffic. Prior permission from the district administration for traffic management shall have to be obtained by the licensee.

5 · 6 The licensee shall give and advertisement in the newspapers having local circulation along with displaying notice at site before starting the work.

5 · 7 The licensee shall be solely responsible for any accident or damage due to its act, omissions or negligence.

6 · Restrictions

6 · 1 Permission for RoW for laying of CGDN may be denied at location where it may cause disruptions in services and facilities.

6 · 2 Gas pipeline would be laid at the edge I as near as possible to the edge of available land width. However, if for some reasons it is not possible to lay gas pipelines at the edgel as near as possible to the edge of available land width and if the safety standards permit, pipelines can be allowed to be laid under the carriage way. In case of canals and drains, RoU for laying gas pipelines, unless permitted otherwise will be invariably near the edge of land boundary.

6 · 3 It shall be ensured that the earth cutting is minimum and trenchless technology is used to the extent possible.

6 · 4 In case any shifting I alteration I encasing of pipeline is required due to widening of road I construction of road or any other structure (Flyover I bridge etc.), the same shall be done by the licensee at its own cost within specified period fixed by concerned department.

7 · Other conditions

7 · 2 In case of any dispute between the licensee and Municipal Corporation, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation. Chandigarh will be final authority for settlement of such dispute and such decision will be binding on both the parities.

7 · 3 In case of any discrepancy in the interpretation of the guidelines the decision of the Commissioner, M.C. shall be final.

7 · 4 These guidelines shall be applicable from the date of approval with perspective effect.

7 · 5 Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh reserves the right to modify the guidelines and to amend any ctause of the guidelines for the reasons to be recorded in writing.

1 · PS to CMC for kind Information 0 .

4 · The Executive Engineer, M.