Publication of notification under Section 3A

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-11052026-272422 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948 No. 2275] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026 S.O. 2366(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/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH85 in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 in the district of IDUKKI in the state of KERALA, 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 Tahsildar, LA NH 85, Idukki 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 NH85 in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 in the district of IDUKKI in the state of KERALA State: KERALA District: IDUKKI +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | Sl. No.| Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (in Local Unit) | Area (in Hectares)| +========+=====================+===============+===================+=======================+==================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------+ Taluk: Devikulam Village: Pallivasal +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | 1 | Block No. -14, | Private | Agriculture | 0.853439 (Hectare ) | 0.853439 | | | Survey No. -51 | | (Dry land) | | | +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | 2 | Block No. -14, | Private | Agriculture | 0.047484 (Hectare) | 0.047484 | | | Survey No. -56 | | (Dry land) | | | +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------+ | Total | 0.900923 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ [F. No. 12254/PIU-CHN-II/NH85:Koc-Mun/LA 3a-3A-3D/3A] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director