**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued this notification to declare its intention to acquire 1.729 hectares of land for the widening and maintenance of NH-45 (Keonchi-Ratanpur Section) in Chhattisgarh. This project includes upgrading the stretch from Km. 237.860 to Km. 322.035 to a 2-lane or 4-lane road with paved shoulders. Affected parties must submit any written objections to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication date (July 22, 2026).
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Project Scope**
* The notification is exercised under powers conferred by Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The land is required for public purposes, specifically for the construction, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 45.
* The project involves the Keonchi-Ratanpur Section in the Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* The total land area to be acquired is 1.729 hectares.
* The acquisition affects multiple villages including Keonchi, Thengadand, Khodri, Banjhorka, Jogisar, and Belpet.
* The land types involved include private agricultural land, "Padat" (fallow land), and government-owned land.
* Detailed land plans are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Objection Procedures**
* Under Section 3C(1), any person interested in the land may object to its use within 21 days of the publication of the notice.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Pendra Road, Chhattisgarh.
* The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order allowing or disallowing the objections; such orders are considered final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Private and government-held lands across 47 specific survey/plot numbers will be acquired by the Central Government for highway development.
**Action Required**
Review the detailed land plans at the Competent Authority’s office and submit any written objections regarding the land use within the 21-day deadline.
**Competent Authority (Sub-Divisional Officer, Revenue, Pendra Road)**
**Impact**
Responsible for the administrative processing of the land acquisition and legal adjudication of disputes.
**Action Required**
Receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, perform necessary inquiries, and pass final orders to allow or disallow objections under the Act.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the legal pathway to acquire necessary terrain for the expansion and management of the NH-45 corridor.
**Action Required**
Proceed with the statutory acquisition process and subsequent construction/maintenance of the 2-lane/4-lane highway infrastructure following the resolution of objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises power to acquire land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
NH-45 (Keonchi-Ratanpur Section): The specific segment of National Highway 45 (Km. 237.860 to Km. 322.035) identified for widening, maintenance, and management.
Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh: The district and state where the land acquisition and highway infrastructure project are centrally located.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the national highway project.
Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Pendra Road: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving land acquisition objections and conducting hearings.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3860] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िुलाई 22, 2026/आषाढ 31, 1948
No. 3860] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026/ASHADHA 31, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4030(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार ने, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ्की छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के गौरेला-पण्े रा-मरवाही जिल े म ें NH-45 के दक.मी. 237.860
स े दक.मी.322.035 (केंवची-रतनपरु सक्े िन) तक तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत
2-लने /4-लने का बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका
संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची में दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिनग करने के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत् अनजु वभागीय अजधकारी (रािस्ट्व), पण्े रा रोड, छत्तीसगढ़ को
जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा
ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को
अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
5591 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के गौरेला-पण्े रा-मरवाही जिल ेम ेंNH-45 के दक.मी. 237.860 स ेदक.मी.277.160 (केंवची-रतनपरु
सक्े िन)के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: छत्तीसगढ़ जिल ेका नाम: गौरेला-पण्े रा-मरवाही
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: पण्े रा रोड
गावं का नाम: केंवची
1 110/2/ k जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.024 (हक्े टेयर) 0.024
2 136/2 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.008 (हक्े टेयर) 0.008
3 146 जनिी पड़त 0.081 (हक्े टेयर) 0.081
4 47/1 जनिी पड़त 0.02 (हक्े टेयर) 0.02
5 50 जनिी पड़त 0.136 (हक्े टेयर) 0.136
गावं का नाम: ठेंगाडाडं
6 10/41 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.016 (हक्े टेयर) 0.016
7 47/1 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
8 64/2,3 जनिी पड़त 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
9 64/27 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
10 67 जनिी पड़त 0.016 (हक्े टेयर) 0.016
गावं का नाम: खोडरी
11 24/174 जनिी पड़त 0.002 (हक्े टेयर) 0.002
12 24/175 जनिी पड़त 0.034 (हक्े टेयर) 0.034
13 24/177 जनिी पड़त 0.002 (हक्े टेयर) 0.002
14 24/18 जनिी पड़त 0.02 (हक्े टेयर) 0.02
15 24/6 जनिी पड़त 0.02 (हक्े टेयर) 0.02
16 52/10, 52/14 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.04 (हक्े टेयर) 0.04
17 52/4 सरकारी पड़त 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
18 63/15 जनिी पड़त 0.138 (हक्े टेयर) 0.138
19 63/17 जनिी पड़त 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
20 63/18 जनिी पड़त 0.065 (हक्े टेयर) 0.065
21 83/14 जनिी पड़त 0.12 (हक्े टेयर) 0.12
22 83/18 जनिी पड़त 0.12 (हक्े टेयर) 0.12
23 83/32 जनिी पड़त 0.12 (हक्े टेयर) 0.12
गावं का नाम: बझं ोरका
24 1/72 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.24 ( हक्े टेयर) 0.24
25 114/4 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.012 ( हक्े टेयर) 0.012
26 61 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.022 (हक्े टेयर) 0.022
गावं का नाम: िोजगसार
27 16/2 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.02 (हक्े टेयर) 0.02
28 174/17 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.018 (हक्े टेयर) 0.018[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
29 174/7 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.03 (हक्े टेयर) 0.03
30 18/1 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.02 (हक्े टेयर) 0.02
31 193/13 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.028 (हक्े टेयर) 0.028
32 193/9 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
33 272/14 जनिी पड़त 0.032 (हक्े टेयर) 0.032
34 272/8 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.034 (हक्े टेयर) 0.034
35 276/1 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.024 (हक्े टेयर) 0.024
36 276/2 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.018 (हक्े टेयर) 0.018
37 286/3 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.024 (हक्े टेयर) 0.024
38 7 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.012 (हक्े टेयर) 0.012
गावं का नाम: बले पत
39 10/2 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.018 (हक्े टेयर) 0.018
40 126/1 जनिी पड़त 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
41 126/2 जनिी पड़त 0.01 (हक्े टेयर) 0.01
42 126/3 जनिी पड़त 0.016 (हक्े टेयर) 0.016
43 168/11 जनिी पड़त 0.024 (हक्े टेयर) 0.024
44 184/2 जनिी पड़त 0.007 (हक्े टेयर) 0.007
45 265/1 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.02 (हक्े टेयर) 0.02
46 265/3 जनिी कृजष भूजम 0.024 (हक्े टेयर) 0.024
47 38 जनिी पड़त 0.024 (हक्े टेयर) 0.024
Total 1.729
[फा. सं. RO/NH/CG-2021-22/LA/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2026
S.O. 4030(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for
the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for building
(widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH-45 in the
stretch of land from Km. 237.860 to Km. 322.035 (Keonchi-Ratanpur Section) in the District of Gaurela-Pendra-
Marwahi in the State of Chhattisgarh, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette, object to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of
section 3C of the said Act.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue),
Pendra Road in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an
opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and
after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either
allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be
final.
The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired under their notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH-45 in the stretch of land from
Km. 237.860 to Km. 277.160 (Keonchi-Ratanpur Section) in the District of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
in the State of Chhattisgarh.
State: CHHATTISGARH District: Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Pendra Road
Village: Keonchi
Agriculture
1 110/2/ k Private 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
Land
Agriculture
2 136/2 Private 0.008 (Hectare ) 0.008
Land
3 146 Private Padat 0.081 (Hectare ) 0.081
4 47/1 Private Padat 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
5 50 Private Padat 0.136 (Hectare ) 0.136
Village: Thengadand
Agriculture
6 10/41 Private 0.016 (Hectare ) 0.016
Land
Agriculture
7 47/1 Private 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
Land
8 64/2,3 Private Padat 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
Agriculture
9 64/27 Private 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
Land
10 67 Private Padat 0.016 (Hectare ) 0.016
Village: Khodri
11 24/174 Private Padat 0.002 (Hectare ) 0.002
12 24/175 Private Padat 0.034 (Hectare ) 0.034
13 24/177 Private Padat 0.002 (Hectare ) 0.002
14 24/18 Private Padat 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
15 24/6 Private Padat 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
Agriculture
16 52/10, 52/14 Private 0.04 (Hectare ) 0.04
Land
17 52/4 Government Padat 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
18 63/15 Private Padat 0.138 (Hectare ) 0.138
19 63/17 Private Padat 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
20 63/18 Private Padat 0.065 (Hectare ) 0.065
21 83/14 Private Padat 0.12 (Hectare ) 0.12
22 83/18 Private Padat 0.12 (Hectare ) 0.12
23 83/32 Private Padat 0.12 (Hectare ) 0.12
Village: Banjhorka
Agriculture
24 1/72 Private 0.24 (Hectare ) 0.24
Land
Agriculture
25 114/4 Private 0.012 (Hectare ) 0.012
Land[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
agriculture
26 61 Private 0.022 (Hectare ) 0.022
land,
Village: Jogisar
Agriculture
27 16/2 Private 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
Land
Agriculture
28 174/17 Private 0.018 (Hectare ) 0.018
Land
Agriculture
29 174/7 Private 0.03 (Hectare ) 0.03
Land
Agriculture
30 18/1 Private 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
Land
Agriculture
31 193/13 Private 0.028 (Hectare ) 0.028
Land
Agriculture
32 193/9 Private 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
Land
33 272/14 Private Padat 0.032 (Hectare ) 0.032
Agriculture
34 272/8 Private 0.034 (Hectare ) 0.034
Land
Agriculture
35 276/1 Private 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
Land
Agriculture
36 276/2 Private 0.018 (Hectare ) 0.018
Land
Agriculture
37 286/3 Private 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
Land
Agriculture
38 7 Private 0.012 (Hectare ) 0.012
Land
Village: Belpet
Agriculture
39 10/2 Private 0.018 (Hectare ) 0.018
Land
40 126/1 Private Padat 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
41 126/2 Private Padat 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
42 126/3 Private Padat 0.016 (Hectare ) 0.016
43 168/11 Private Padat 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
44 184/2 Private Padat 0.007 (Hectare ) 0.007
Agriculture
45 265/1 Private 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
Land
Agriculture
46 265/3 Private 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
Land
47 38 Private Padat 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
Total 1.729
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