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The Central Government authorizes specific officers as competent authorities to perform functions under the National Highways Act, 1956, for land acquisition related to the 2-laning upgradation of a stretch of National Highway 109K in Uttarakhand.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 312(E) dated January 20, 2026, issued under clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), authorizes officers listed in column (2) of the annexed Schedule as competent authorities. These authorities are empowered to perform functions under the said Act, effective from the notification's publication date, specifically for land acquisition. The authorization pertains to land required for the upgradation to 2-laning with paved shoulders of National Highway No. NH-109K, from km. 98.500 to km. 213.800, located in the State of Uttarakhand. The Schedule details this acquisition for Pithoragarh district, Dharchula taluk, and villages including Tham and Dutibagad, with '1 ADM Pithoragarh' designated as a Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA). This notification is referenced by F. No. RO/UK/Bharatmala/01 and signed by Saikh Aminkhan, Director.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23012026-269543 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 284] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026/PAUSHA 30, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th January, 2026 S.O. 312(E).— 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 of km. 98.500 to km. 213.800 of Pithoragarh (NH-109K) in the State of UTTARAKHAND. SCHEDULE Land acquisition on National Highway No. NH-109K in the State of UTTARAKHAND. +-----+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+ | Sl. | CALA | Stretch | State | District | Taluk/Mandal | Name of the Village | | No. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +=====+===================+===================================+===============+============+==============+===================+ | 1 | 1 ADM Pithoragarh | NH109K KM 98.5 TO KM 213.8 | UTTARAKHAND | PITHORAGARH| Dharchula | 1 Tham | | | | | | | | 2 Dutibagad | +-----+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+------------+--------------+-------------------+ [F. No. RO/UK/Bharatmala/01] SAIKH 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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