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The Central Government authorizes specific officers as competent authorities to perform functions under the National Highways Act, 1956, for land acquisition related to the construction of a Highway Tunnel across Tanglang La pass on NH-3 in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 4847(E) dated 1st September, 2026, exercised powers conferred by clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), to authorize officers as competent authorities. Specifically, the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kharu, is designated to perform functions under the said Act for land acquisition. This authorization is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette and pertains to land stretches on NH-3 for the construction of a Highway Tunnel across Tanglang La pass, including approaches, between existing Chainage Km. 350.1 to Km 382.4 (Design Chainage 0+000 to 11+421) in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The scheduled land for acquisition includes stretches in Ladakh, Leh District, Kharu Taluk for Gya village (KM 350.1 to KM 364), and Ladakh, Changthang District, Nyoma Taluk for Samad Rockchan and Kharnak villages (KM 364 to KM 382.4). The notification was signed by SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director, under F. No. LAC-52(G)Rev/2023(803).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03092026-275954 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4660] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026/BHADRA 10, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st September, 2026 S.O. 4847(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956(48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule annexed here to as the competent authorities to perform the functions of such authorities under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in respect of the stretch of land specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Schedule relating to state, districts, taluk and villages mentioned in column (4), (5), (6) and (7) respectively of the said Schedule for Construction of Highway Tunnel across Tanglang La pass including approaches on NH-3, between existing Chainage Km. 350.1 to Km 382.4 (Design Chainage 0+000 to 11+421) in UT of Ladakh . SCHEDULE Land Acquisition for the Highway Tunnel Across Tanglang La Pass on NH-3 in the Union Territory of Ladakh. +-----+---------------------+-----------+----------+----------+---------------+-----------------------+ | Sl. | CALA | Stretch | State | District | Taluk/Mandal | Name of the Village | | No. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +=====+=====================+===========+==========+==========+===============+=======================+ | 1 | Sub | NH3 | Ladakh | Leh | Kharu | 1 | Gya | | | Divisional | KM | | | | | | | | Magistrate, | 350.1 TO | | | | | | | | Kharu | KM 364 | | | | | | +-----+---------------------+-----------+----------+----------+---------------+-----------------------+ | 2 | Sub | NH3 | Ladakh | Changthang | Nyoma | 1 | Samad | | | Divisional | KM 364 | | | | | Rockchan | | | Magistrate, | TO KM | | | | | | | | Kharu | 382.4 | | | | 2 | Kharnak | +-----+---------------------+-----------+----------+----------+---------------+-----------------------+ [F. No. LAC-52(G)Rev/2023(803)] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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