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The Central Government authorizes officers as competent authorities under clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956, for land acquisition related to the upgradation of National Highway No. 3 (Leh Bypass) in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 3322(E) dated July 18, 2025, issued under clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), authorizes specific officers as competent authorities. These authorities are designated to perform functions under the said Act for land acquisition purposes, effective from the date of publication of this notification. The authorization applies to the stretch of National Highway No. 3 (NH3) from km. 424 to km. 443.66, known as the Leh Bypass, located in the Union Territory of Ladakh. This land acquisition is for the upgradation of the highway to 2 laning with paved shoulders. The annexed Schedule identifies 'SDM, Kharu' as a competent authority for this specific stretch, covering villages such as Changa, Hemis, Martselang, and Chemdy in the Kharu Taluk/Mandal, Leh District.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21072025-264850 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3249] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025/ASHADHA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th July, 2025 S.O. 3322(E).β€”In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956(48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule annexed here to as the competent authorities to perform the functions of such authorities under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in respect of the stretch of land specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Schedule relating to state, districts, taluk and villages mentioned in column (4), (5), (6) and (7) respectively of the said Schedule for upgradation to 2 laning with paved shoulders from km. 424 to 443.66 (Leh Bypass) in the union territory of Ladakh. SCHEDULE Land acquisition of Leh Bypass on National Highway No. 3 in the Union Terriotory of Ladakh. +-----+----------+-----------+---------+----------+--------------+-------------------+ | Sl. | CALA | Stretch | State | District | Taluk/Mandal | Name of the Village | | No. | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +-----+----------+-----------+---------+----------+--------------+-------------------+ | 1 | SDM, | NH3 | Ladakh | LEH | Kharu | 1 Changa | | | Kharu | KM 424 TO | | LADAKH | | 2 Hemis | | | | KM 443.66 | | | | 3 Martselang | | | | | | | | 4 Chemdy | +-----+----------+-----------+---------+----------+--------------+-------------------+ [F. No. : LAC-3(B)Rev/2024(803)] 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. Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL JAISWAL Date: 2025.07.21 15:03:04 +05'30'

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