Publication of notification under Section 3A

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-14092026-276161 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4800] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026/BHADRA 17, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th September, 2026 S.O. 4990(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 Design and Construction of Uni-Directional Twin Tunnels including Approach Roads at Fotu-La Pass of alignment length 2.65 Km (1.95 Km of Tunnel and 0.7 Km of Approach Road) between Km 290 to Km 301.1 of National Highway No. 1 in the district of Leh Ladakh, Union Territory of Ladakh, 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, SDM, Khaltsi 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 Design and Construction of Uni-Directional Twin Tunnels including Approach Roads at Fotu-La Pass of alignment length 2.65 Km (1.95 Km of Tunnel and 0.7 Km of Approach Road) between Km 290 to Km 301.1 of National Highway No. 1 n the district of Leh Ladakh, Union Territory of Ladakh. State: Ladakh District: LEH LADAKH +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 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: Khaltsi Village: Lamayuru +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 1 | 1249 | Government | Non Agriculture | 3.1793 (Hectare) | 3.1793 | +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 1256 | Government | Non Agriculture | 4.9953 (Hectare) | 4.9953 | +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | 3 | 968 | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.349 (Hectare) | 0.349 | +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ | | | | Total | | 8.5236 | +--------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+----------------+ [F. No. LAC-54(G)Rev/2025(803)/3A] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director