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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of the Bangalore-Chennai Expressway (NE-7) in specific villages of Tamil Nadu.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 631(E) dated February 6, 2026, exercised powers under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), to declare its intention to acquire land for public purpose. This land is required for the building (including widening, four-laning, or six-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Bangalore-Chennai Expressway (NE-7) in the stretch from Km. 204.500 to Km. 230.000. The acquisition targets land in Ranipet district (erstwhile Vellore District) in the state of Tamil Nadu, specifically in Karnavoor and Mahendiravadi villages. Any interested person may object to the acquisition within twenty-one days from the notification's publication date under sub-section (1) of section 3C of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the Special District Revenue Officer (LA) & National Highways, Vellore, who will provide an opportunity for hearing. The decision of the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C is final. The schedule details the land to be acquired, including specific survey/plot numbers, type (Government/Private), nature (e.g., Poramboke Path, DRY, Poramboke Erikarai, Poramboke Meikkal, Poramboke Kulam), and areas, totaling 2.156 hectares across Arakonam Taluk, Mahendiravadi and Karnavoor villages. The notification is signed by SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-09022026-269969 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 601] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026/MAGHA 17, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th February, 2026 S.O. 631(E). In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for building (widening/four laning/Six lanning etc.), maintenance, management and operation of Bangalore- Chennai Expressway (NE-7) in the stretch of land from Km. 204.500 to Km. 230.000 in the district of Ranipet (Erstwhile Vellore District) in the state of TAMIL NADU, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, object to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of section 3C of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Special District Revenue Officer (LA) & National Highways, Vellore in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired under their notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority. SCHEDULE Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling in Bangalore- Chennai Expressway (NE-7) in the stretch of land from Km. 204.500 to Km. 230.000 in Karnavoor & Mahendiravadi villages of Ranipet district (Erstwhile Vellore District) in the state of TAMIL NADU. State: TAMIL NADU District: VELLORE +----------+--------------------+--------------+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (in Local Unit) | Area (in Hectares) | +==========+====================+==============+====================+======================+==================+ | Taluk: Arakonam | | Village: Mahendiravadi | +----------+--------------------+--------------+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+ | 1 | 540/1 | Government | Poramboke Path | 1350 (Square Meter) | 0.135 | | 2 | 540/2A1A | Private | DRY | 234 (Square Meter) | 0.0234 | | 3 | 540/2B1A1 | Private | Dry | 155 (Square Meter) | 0.0155 | | 4 | 540/2C1 | Private | Dry | 149 (Square Meter) | 0.0149 | | 5 | 540/2D1 | Private | Dry | 50 (Square Meter) | 0.005 | | 6 | 540/3A1 | Private | Dry | 214 (Square Meter) | 0.0214 | | 7 | 540/3B | Private | Dry | 90 (Square Meter) | 0.009 | | 8 | 540/5 | Private | Dry | 82 (Square Meter) | 0.0082 | | 9 | 540/6 | Private | Dry | 30 (Square Meter) | 0.003 | | 10 | 541/2 | Government | Poramboke Erikarai | 1358 (Square Meter) | 0.1358 | | 11 | 542/3 | Government | Poramboke Meikkal | 1934 (Square Meter) | 0.1934 | | 12 | 543/1 | Government | Poramboke meikkal | 2176 (Square Meter) | 0.2176 | | 13 | 543/2A1A | Private | Dry | 1300 (Square Meter) | 0.13 | | 14 | 543/2A1B | Private | Dry | 130 (Square Meter) | 0.013 | | 15 | 543/2A1C | Private | Dry | 204 (Square Meter) | 0.0204 | | 16 | 543/3 | Private | Dry | 237 (Square Meter) | 0.0237 | | 17 | 544/1A | Private | Dry | 180 (Square Meter) | 0.018 | | 18 | 546 | Government | Poramboke Meikkal | 6416 (Square Meter) | 0.6416 | | 19 | 547/24A1A | Private | Dry | 42 (Square Meter) | 0.0042 | | 20 | 547/47 | Private | Dry | 4 (Square Meter) | 0.0004 | | 21 | 550/2 | Government | Poramboke Meikkal | 486 (Square Meter) | 0.0486 | +----------+--------------------+--------------+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+ | Village: Karnavoor | +----------+--------------------+--------------+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+ | 22 | 459/2 | Private | Dry | 1647 (Square Meter) | 0.1647 | | 23 | 461 | Government | Poramboke Kulam | 1692 (Square Meter) | 0.1692 | | 24 | 462 | Government | Poramboke Meikkal | 1400 (Square Meter) | 0.14 | +----------+--------------------+--------------+--------------------+----------------------+------------------+ | Total | 2.156 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ [F. No. NHAI/11013/3(a)-Notif./PIU-Krishnagiri/3A] 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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