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The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specific land in the Central Government for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 7 (NH7) in Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka, under the National Highway Act, 1956.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 980(E) issued on 24th February, 2026, declares the acquisition of land as specified in the annexed Schedule. This declaration is made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 3D of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). This current notification follows the previous notification, S.O.5266(E), dated 18th November 2025, also from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which declared the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of NH7 in the stretch from Km. 534.72 to Km. 556.84 in the district of Bangalore Urban, state of Karnataka. The substance of the intention notification was published in 'The Times of India' and 'Samyukta Karnataka' newspapers on 04/12/2025, as required by sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act, and the Competent Authority received no objections under Section 3-C. Upon receiving the Competent Authority's report, the Central Government now declares that the land should be acquired and, upon publication of this notification, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The Schedule details a private agricultural land parcel, Survey/Plot Number 33, measuring 0.166933 Hectares, located in Sonnappanahalli Village, Bengaluru North Taluk, Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka, with listed owners including Basamma W/o Late BP Shanthappa and the Ministry Of Defence Air Force Station 33.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-25022026-270451 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 936] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026/PHALGUNA 5, 1947 [F. No. NHAI/Tech/NS-2/LA/KNT-2/2008/3D] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th February, 2026 S.O. 980(E).-Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Notification no. S.O.5266(E), Dated:18th November 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 NH7 in the stretch of land from Km. 534.72 to Km. 556.84 in the district of Bangalore Urban in the state of KARNATAKA And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in Newspapers "The Times of India" dated 04/12/2025 and “Samyukta Karnataka” dated 04/12/2025 ; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has not received any objections filed under Section 3-C 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 NH7 in the stretch of land from Km. 534.72 to Km. 556.84 in the district of Bangalore Urban in the state of KARNATAKA +------------+--------------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | State: KARNATAKA | District: Bangalore Urban | +============+====================+=============+===============+=================+===========================+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land| Nature of Land| Area | Name of Land | | | | | | (in Hectares) | Owner/Interested Person | +------------+--------------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +------------+--------------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | Taluk: Bengaluru North | +------------+--------------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | Village: Sonnappanahalli | +------------+--------------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | 1 | 33 | Private | Agriculture | 0.166933 | 1. Basamma W/o Late | | | | | | | BP Shanthappa, 2. | | | | | | | Ministry Of Defence | | | | | | | Air Force Station | | | | | | | 33 | +------------+--------------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | | Total | | | 0.166933 | | +------------+--------------------+-------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ [F. No. NHAI/Tech/NS-2/LA/KNT-2/2008/3D] 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.

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