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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) under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956).

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 4967(E) issued on 8th September, 2026, has declared the Central Government's intention to acquire land for public purpose. This land is required for the Bangalore - Chennai Expressway (NE-7), specifically for its building (including widening, two-lane with paved shoulder, or four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation. The targeted stretch of land is from Km. 156.000 to Km. 180.000 in Melpadi Village of Katpadi Taluk, Vellore District, in the state of TAMIL NADU. Interested persons may object to this acquisition within twenty-one days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956. 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 a hearing. The Competent Authority's order under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be final. Land plans and other acquisition details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The Schedule appended to the notification lists various private and government (Poramboke) land parcels, including Survey/Plot Numbers, Type of Land (WET/DRY), and areas, totaling 0.9725 hectares for acquisition in Melpadi Village.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15092026-276182 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4777] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026/BHADRA 17, 1948 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th September, 2026 S.O. 4967(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 Bangalore - Chennai Expressway (NE-7) in the stretch of land from Km. 156.000 to Km. 180.000 in Melpadi Village of Katpadi Taluk, 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. 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 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. 156.000 to Km. 180.000 in Melpadi Village of Katpadi Taluk, 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)| +===========+=======================+=============+==================+=======================+===================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | Taluk: K.V. Kuppam | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | Village: Melpadi | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 1 | 234/1A | Private | (WET) | 84 (Square Meter) | 0.0084 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | 234/1C | Private | (WET) | 8 (Square Meter) | 0.0008 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | 234/2A | Private | (WET) | 330 (Square Meter) | 0.033 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 4 | 234/3A | Private | (WET) | 56 (Square Meter) | 0.0056 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 5 | 234/4A | Private | (WET) | 250 (Square Meter) | 0.025 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 6 | 235/3A | Private | (WET) | 336 (Square Meter) | 0.0336 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 7 | 235/4A | Private | (WET) | 5 (Square Meter) | 0.0005 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 8 | 235/5A | Private | (WET) | 500 (Square Meter) | 0.05 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 9 | 236/1A | Private | (WET) | 170 (Square Meter) | 0.017 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 10 | 237/1A | Private | (WET) | 704 (Square Meter) | 0.0704 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 11 | 250 | Government | (Poramboke land) | 200 (Square Meter) | 0.02 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 12 | 251/1B1 | Private | (WET) | 85 (Square Meter) | 0.0085 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 13 | 251/1B2 | Private | (WET) | 109 (Square Meter) | 0.0109 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 14 | 258/1A | Private | (WET) | 310 (Square Meter) | 0.031 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 15 | 258/2A | Private | (WET) | 300 (Square Meter) | 0.03 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 16 | 259 | Government | (Poramboke) | 140 (Square Meter) | 0.014 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 17 | 264/4A | Private | (WET) | 700 (Square Meter) | 0.07 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 18 | 264/5A | Private | (WET) | 574 (Square Meter) | 0.0574 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 19 | 312/4B2A | Private | (DRY) | 150 (Square Meter) | 0.015 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 20 | 312/4B3A | Private | (DRY) | 160 (Square Meter) | 0.016 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 21 | 312/4D1 | Private | (DRY) | 80 (Square Meter) | 0.008 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 22 | 312/4F1 | Private | (DRY) | 149 (Square Meter) | 0.0149 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 23 | 313/17 | Private | (DRY) | 370 (Square Meter) | 0.037 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 24 | 313/21B1 | Private | (DRY) | 80 (Square Meter) | 0.008 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 25 | 315/4A1 | Private | (DRY) | 378 (Square Meter) | 0.0378 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 26 | 315/4B1 | Private | (DRY) | 364 (Square Meter) | 0.0364 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 27 | 315/5A1 | Private | (DRY) | 224 (Square Meter) | 0.0224 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 28 | 315/5B1 | Private | (DRY) | 510 (Square Meter) | 0.051 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 29 | 315/6A1 | Private | (DRY) | 200 (Square Meter) | 0.02 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 30 | 315/6B1 | Private | (DRY) | 290 (Square Meter) | 0.029 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 31 | 315/6C1 | Private | (DRY) | 300 (Square Meter) | 0.03 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 32 | 315/7A | Private | (DRY) | 45 (Square Meter) | 0.0045 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 33 | 319/1A | Private | (DRY) | 220 (Square Meter) | 0.022 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 34 | 319/1C | Private | (DRY) | 52 (Square Meter) | 0.0052 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 35 | 319/20A | Private | (DRY) | 100 (Square Meter) | 0.01 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 36 | 319/3A | Private | (DRY) | 760 (Square Meter) | 0.076 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 37 | 319/4A | Private | (DRY) | 27 (Square Meter) | 0.0027 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | 38 | 349/1W1 | Private | (DRY) | 405 (Square Meter) | 0.0405 | +-----------+-----------------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ | | Total | 0.9725 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ [F. No. NHAI/11013/3(a)-Notif./PIU-Krishnagiri/3A2] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director

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