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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specific land in Tamil Nadu for the realignment, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of a stretch of NH-38, including the permanent rectification of black spots, as per the National Highway Act, 1956.

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This notification, S.O. 4661(E) dated August 24, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the acquisition of land in Tamil Nadu. This declaration is made under sub-section (1) of section 3D of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), following a previous intention to acquire published via notification S.O. 4729 (E) dated October 17, 2025. The land, totaling 3.0767 hectares, is located in Ottapidaram Taluk, Eppodumvenran Village, Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, and includes both Government (Poramboke) and Private (Dry) land. Its purpose is for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of a realignment of a stretch from Km. 234 to Km. 235.018 of NH-38 (Old NH-45B), specifically for the permanent rectification of Black spots TN-(02)-144, involving the construction of a Left Main Carriageway Realignment proposal near Eppothumvendran Seven Eye Bridge in the Madurai to Tuticorin section. The substance of the initial notification was published in "The Hindu" and "Daily Thanthi" on November 13, 2025. The Competent Authority considered and settled objections filed under Section 3-C and subsequently submitted its report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 3D. Upon publication of this notification, the acquired land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, as per sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act. The notification is signed by Shaikh Aminkhan, Director.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-25082026-275762 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4478] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026/BHADRA 2, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th August, 2026 S.O. 4661(E). - Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, S.O. 4729 (E) Dated:17/10/2025, 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/two lane with paved shoulder /four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and operation of Realignment of stretch of land from Km. 234 to Km. 235.018 of the NH-38 for permanent Rectification of Black spots TN-(02)-144, by Construction of Left Main Carriageway Realignment proposal on near Eppothumvendran Seven Eye Bridge in Madurai to Tuticorin section of NH-38 (Old NH -45B) in the state of Tamil Nadu, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in "The Hindu" dated 13/11/2025 and "Daily Thanthi" dated 13/11/2025; 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 structures, falling in Realignment stretch of land from Km. 234 to Km. 235.018 of the NH-38 for permanent Rectification of Black spots TN (02)-144, by Construction of Left Main Carriageway Realignment proposal on near Eppothumvendran Seven Eye Bridge in Madurai to Tuticorin section of NH-38 (Old NH -45B) in the state of Tamil Nadu State: TAMIL NADU District: TUTICORIN( Thoothukudi) +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Name of Land | | | Number | | | (in Hectares) | Owner/Interested | | | | | | | Person | +========+===============+===============+=================+==================+==============================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ Taluk: Ottapidaram Village: Eppodumvenran +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 1 | 206 | Government | Poramboke(Road) | 0.155 | Government | | | | | | | 206/2 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 2 | 72/1B | Private | Dry | 0.0089 | Sekar, S/o Vetrivel | | | | | | | 72/1B1 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 3 | 72/2B | Private | Dry | 0.1285 | Sekar, S/o Vetrivel | | | | | | | 72/2B1 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 4 | 72/5A2 | Private | Dry | 0.0974 | Muthulakshmi, W/o | | | | | | | Solaiyappan, | | | | | | | Nallathanga Anantha | | | | | | | Thirumani, S/O | | | | | | | Aathimuthu Nadar, | | | | | | | Perumal, S/O | | | | | | | Sengamudaiyar, Sekar, | | | | | | | S/O Vetrivel Nadar, | | | | | | | Thirumaniraja, S/O | | | | | | | Periyasamy | | | | | | | 72/5A2A | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 5 | 72/5B | Government | Poramboke(Canal)| 0.0576 | Government | | | | | | | 72/5B | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 6 | 72/5C2 | Private | Dry | 0.1178 | Thirumaniraja, S/O | | | | | | | Periyasamy | | | | | | | 72/5C2A | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 7 | 73 | Government | Poramboke(Road) | 0.0528 | Government | | | | | | | 73/1 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 8 | 74/2 | Government | Poramboke(Odai) | 0.3298 | Government | | | | | | | 74/2 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 9 | 91 | Government | Poramboke(Road) | 0.165 | Government | | | | | | | 91/2 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 10 | 93/1A | Private | Dry | 0.3275 | Paulsamythevar, S/O | | | | | | | Vangarusamythevar | | | | | | | 93/1A1 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 11 | 93/1B2A | Private | Dry | 0.0326 | Abraham, S/O | | | | | | | Gnanaprakasam, | | | | | | | Velandi, S/O | | | | | | | Arumugam, Gomathi, | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 12 | 93/1B2B | Private | Dry | 0.113 | Kanagammal, W/O | | | | | | | Krishnasamy Naicker, | | | | | | | Balakrishnan, S/O | | | | | | | Krishnasamy Naicker, | | | | | | | Krishnaveni, D/O | | | | | | | Krishnasamy Naicker | | | | | | | 93/1B2B | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 13 | 93/2B | Private | Dry | 0.2795 | Ganapathi Perumal, | | | | | | | S/O Velu, Rukmani, | | | | | | | W/O Ganapathi, | | | | | | | Kalavathi, D/O | | | | | | | Ganapathi, Saraswathi, | | | | | | | D/O Ganapathi, | | | | | | | Lakshmi, D/O | | | | | | | Ganapathi, Rajeshwari, | | | | | | | D/O Ganapathi, | | | | | | | Vellaiyammal, W/O | | | | | | | Velu | | | | | | | 93/2B1 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 14 | 93/3 | Government | Poramboke(Odai) | 0.17 | Government | | | | | | | 93/3 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 15 | 93/4B | Private | Dry | 0.102 | Shanmugamaniyakarar, | | | | | | | S/o | | | | | | | Suntharamaniyakarar | | | | | | | 93/4B1 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 16 | 93/5 | Private | Dry | 0.13 | Balaiya Reddiyar, S/O | | | | | | | Kamatchi Reddiyar | | | | | | | 93/5A | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 17 | 94 | Government | Poramboke(Road) | 0.065 | Government | | | | | | | 94/2 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 18 | 95/1B1A | Private | Dry | 0.183 | Vethamanipanikar, S/O | | | | | | | Vethamuthupanikar, | | | | | | | Athi Arunachalam, S/O | | | | | | | Sankarapandiyan, | | | | | | | Mariyappan S/O | | | | | | | Periyasamy | | | | | | | 95/1B1A2 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 19 | 95/1B2A | Private | Dry | 0.2041 | Selvamurugan, S/O | | | | | | | Soundrapanidyan | | | | | | | 95/1B2A1 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 20 | 95/2B2A | Private | Dry | 0.354 | Kuttralingampillai, S/O | | | | | | | Krishnapillai, | | | | | | | Sivasubramanian, S/O | | | | | | | Krishnapillai, | | | | | | | Subbammal, D/O | | | | | | | Krishnapillai, | | | | | | | 95/2B2A2 | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | 21 | 96/3 | Private | Dry | 0.0032 | Kanthan, S/O | | | | | | | Ananthappan, | | | | | | | Poomalaiyammal, W/O | | | | | | | Kanthan | | | | | | | 96/3B | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ | Total | | | | 3.0767 | | +--------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------------+ [F. No. NHAI/PIU-TUTY/11012/BS-LA/2025/3D] 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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