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The Central Government declares the acquisition of land specified in the Schedule for building, maintenance, management, and operation of NH53, and that upon publication, the said land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 3D of the National Highway Act, 1956.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued Notification S.O. 865(E) on February 17, 2026, declaring the acquisition of specific land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of NH53. This acquisition pertains to a stretch of land from Km. 65.755 to Km. 77 in the Jagatsinghpur district of ODISHA. This declaration follows a previous intention to acquire land, published in Notification No. 3898 dated August 25, 2025, under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). The substance of the earlier notification was published in "Pratidin" and "Times of India" on November 8, 2025, as required by sub-section (3) of section 3A. Objections filed under Section 3-C were considered and settled by the Competent Authority. In pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Competent Authority submitted its report, based on which the Central Government now declares that the land specified in the Schedule should be acquired. Furthermore, under sub-section (2) of section 3D, upon publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The Schedule details land in Kujang Taluk, Udayabata Village, Jagatsinghpur district, ODISHA, including private land parcels (e.g., Survey/Plot No. 1467, 1473/1828) totaling 0.0225819 hectares, with specific land owners identified such as Draupadi Sharma and Mukesh Chandra Sahoo.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18022026-270280 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 825] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026/MAGHA 28, 1947 1196 GI/2026 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th February, 2026 S.O. 865(E). — Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 3898 Dated:25/08/2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intension to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for building (widening/four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and operation of NH53 in the stretch of land from Km. 65.755 to Km. 77 in the district of Jagatsinghpur in the state of ODISHA And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in "Pratidin" and "Times of India" both dated 08.11.2025; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has received objections filed under Section 3-C, considered and settled the same appropriately; And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority has submitted its report to the Central Government; Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose; And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said Schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH53 in the stretch of land from Km. 65.755 to Km. 77 in the district of Jagatsinghpur in the state of ODISHA State: ODISHA District: Jagatsinghpur +-------+--------------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (in Hectares) | Name of Land Owner/Interested Person | +=======+====================+============+==============+===================+==========================================================================================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +-------+--------------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Taluk: Kujang Village: Udayabata +-------+--------------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | 1467 | Private | Patita | 0.0103197 | Draupadi Sharma W/o Baidyanath Sharma, Biswanath Sharma ,kasinath Sharma, Srimati Sita | | | | | | | Sharma, Rukmani Sharma Uma Sharma S/D/O Baidyanath Sharma. | +-------+--------------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | 1473/1828 | Private | Gharabari | 0.0122622 | Mukesh Chandra Sahoo s/o Sarata Kumar Sahoo | +-------+--------------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Total | | | | 0.0225819 | | +-------+--------------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. Cha/Paradip/8Lane/LA/3(a)/Kujanga/3D] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director

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