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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specific land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 340B in Andhra Pradesh.

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This notification, S.O. 1037(E), issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on February 26, 2026, declares the acquisition of land in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh for the building (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc...), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 340B, specifically the stretch from Km 0.00 to Km 5.00 (Somayajulapalli Dhone Road). This declaration is made under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 3D of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), following an intention to acquire published via notification S.O. 1022(E) dated February 28, 2025, in the Gazette of India. The substance of the previous notification was published in The Hans India (English) and Andhra Prabha (Telugu) on March 20, 2025, as required by sub-section (3) of section 3A. Objections filed under Section 3-C were considered and settled by the Competent Authority, whose report was subsequently submitted to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 3D. Upon publication of this notification, the specified land, totaling 0.295 hectares across villages like Somayajulapalli and Komarolu in Orvakal Taluk, Kurnool, will vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The schedule details specific private dry lands, including those owned by APIIC and Endowment land.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-26022026-270518 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 993] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026/PHALGUNA 7, 1947 1444 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th February, 2026 S.O. 1037(E). - Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 1022(E) Dated:28/02/2025, 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 intention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for building (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc...) of Maintenance, management and operation of National Highway 340B on the stretch of land from Km 0.00 to Km 5.00 (Somayajulapalli Dhone Road) in the district of KURNOOL in the state of ANDHRA PRADESH And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in # The Hans India (English) and Andhra Prabha (Telugu) both Dated 20.03.2025 # ; 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 stretch of land from Km 0.00 to Km 5.00 National Highway 340B in the district of KURNOOL in the state of ANDHRA PRADESH State: ANDHRA PRADESH District: KURNOOL +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 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: Orvakal Village: Somayajulapalli +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1 | 153 | Private | Dry | 0.016 | Endowment land | +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ Village: Komarolu +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2 | 155/1 | Private | Dry | 0.061 | Govindaiah Achary | | | | | | | 155/D | +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3 | 155A | Private | Dry | 0.02 | APIIC | +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4 | 155A | Private | Dry | 0.178 | APIIC | +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5 | 308 | Private | Dry | 0.02 | Rasta | | | | | | | 307/B | +--------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Total | 0.295 | | +------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ [F. No. RW/NH-12037/11/2022-23/AP/South-I/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. SARVESH KUMAR SARVESH SRIVASTAVA 1026.02.26 22:31:51 +0530

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