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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of the Sudhmahadev – Dranga – Goha Khellani section of NH-244 in Doda district, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide Notification S.O. 2922(E) dated 8th June, 2026, issued in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of building (two lane with paved shoulder/laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of the Sudhmahadev – Dranga – Goha Khellani section of NH-244. The land is located in the stretch from Design Chainage 4.862 to Chainage 12.850 in the district of Doda, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Any person interested in the said land may object within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this notification to the Competent Authority, namely, the Deputy Commissioner, as per sub-section (1) of section 3C of the said Act. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity of being heard and make a final order. The land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority. The Schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, totaling 3.3513017 Hectares, across villages Ranka (Taluk Assar) and Bari (Taluk Marmat) in Doda District, comprising private, common, and government lands of various natures (un-irrigated, irrigated, state land, P.M.G.S.Y. Road). The notification was signed by Shaikh Aminkhan, Director.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-11062026-273321 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2828] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026/JYAISTHA 18, 1948 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th June, 2026 S.O. 2922(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 (two lane with paved shoulder/laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of Sudhmahadev – Dranga – Goha Khellani section of NH-244 in the stretch of land from Design Chainage 4.862 to Chainage 12.850 in the district of Doda, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, 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, Deputy Commissioner 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 NH-244 in the stretch of land from Design Chainage 4.862 to Chainage 12.850 in the district of Doda, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: DODA +--------+--------------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------------+--------------------+ | 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: Assar Village: Ranka +--------+--------------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------------+--------------------+ | 1 | 873/856 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0404686 (Hectare) | 0.0404686 | | 2 | 873/856 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.174521 (Hectare) | 0.174521 | | 3 | 873/856 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0050586 (Hectare) | 0.0050586 | | 4 | 873/856 | Common | Common Land | 0.0050586 (Hectare) | 0.0050586 | | 5 | 873/856 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0632321 (Hectare) | 0.0632321 | | 6 | 873/856 | Common | Common Land | 0.0505857 (Hectare) | 0.0505857 | | 7 | 873/856 | Common | Common Land | 0.0252929 (Hectare) | 0.0252929 | | 8 | 873/856 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0025293 (Hectare | 0.0025293 | | 9 | 873/856 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0050586 (Hectare) | 0.0050586 | | 10 | 873/856 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0101171 (Hectare) | 0.0101171 | | 11 | 873/856 | Common | Common Land | 0.0202343 (Hectare) | 0.0202343 | | 12 | 873/856 | Common | Common Land | 0.0303514 (Hectare) | 0.0303514 | | 13 | 875/735 | Government | State Land | 1.7275 (Hectare) | 1.7275 | +--------+--------------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------------+--------------------+ Taluk: Marmat Village: Bari +--------+--------------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------------+--------------------+ | 14 | 107 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0050586 (Hectare) | 0.0050586 | | 15 | 108 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0303514 (Hectare | 0.0303514 | | 16 | 109 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0328807 (Hectare) | 0.0328807 | | 17 | 110 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0126464 (Hectare | 0.0126464 | | 18 | 111 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0214989 (Hectare) | 0.0214989 | | 19 | 111 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0139111 (Hectare) | 0.0139111 | | 20 | 112 | Common | Common Land | 0.0278221 (Hectare) | 0.0278221 | | 21 | 118 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0101171 (Hectare) | 0.0101171 | | 22 | 118 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0379393 (Hectare) | 0.0379393 | | 23 | 119 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0227636 (Hectare | 0.0227636 | | 24 | 132 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0379393 (Hectare) | 0.0379393 | | 25 | 132 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.017705 (Hectare) | 0.017705 | | 26 | 132 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0316161 (Hectare) | 0.0316161 | | 27 | 152 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0429978 (Hectare) | 0.0429978 | | 28 | 152 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0404686 (Hectare | 0.0404686 | | 29 | 152 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0252929 (Hectare | 0.0252929 | | 30 | 317/315/8 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0758786 (Hectare) | 0.0758786 | | 31 | 317/315/8 min | Government | State Land | 0.209931 (Hectare) | 0.2099307 | | 32 | 324/117 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0859957 (Hectare | 0.0859957 | | 33 | 354/116 min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0265575 (Hectare | 0.0265575 | | 34 | 354/116 min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0265575 (Hectare | 0.0265575 | | 35 | 354/116 min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0328807 (Hectare | 0.0328807 | | 36 | 354/116 min | Private | Irrigated | 0.017705 (Hectare) | 0.017705 | | 37 | 5 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0202343 (Hectare) | 0.0202343 | | 38 | 5 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0063232 (Hectare) | 0.0063232 | | 39 | 5 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0063232 (Hectare) | 0.0063232 | | 40 | 50 min | Government | P.M.G.S.Y. Road | 0.0101171 (Hectare) | 0.0101171 | | 41 | 50 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0392039 (Hectare) | 0.0392039 | | 42 | 51 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0556443 (Hectare) | 0.0556443 | | 43 | 51 min | Government | Government | 0.017705 (Hectare) | 0.017705 | | | | | P.M.G.S.Y. Road | | | | 44 | 53 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0809371 (Hectare) | 0.0809371 | | 45 | 54 | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0202343 (Hectare) | 0.0202343 | | 46 | 6 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0227636 (Hectare) | 0.0227636 | | 47 | 7 min | Common | Un-irrigated | 0.0202343 (Hectare) | 0.0202343 | | 48 | 7 min | Private | Un-irrigated | 0.0050586 (Hectare | 0.0050586 | +--------+--------------------+------------+-----------------+-------------------------+--------------------+ | Total | 3.3513017 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ [F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-JMU/S-D Tunnel/2020-21/3A] 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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