**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued this notification to declare its intention to acquire land in the Jajpur district of Odisha for the development, maintenance, and operation of NH20 (Km 0.000 to Km 35.800). Any person interested in the identified land must submit written objections within 21 days from the publication date of March 16, 2026. The acquisition is intended for public purposes, specifically for widening the highway to 2-lane or 4-lane standards with paved shoulders.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Statutory Authority and Purpose**
* The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The land is required for the public purpose of building (widening/2-lane/4-lane with paved shoulders), maintaining, managing, and operating the NH20 stretch in Odisha.
* **Scope of Acquisition**
* **Location:** Jajpur district, Odisha, covering the stretch from Km 0.000 to Km 35.800.
* **Affected Areas:** Includes various villages across the taluks of Jajpur, Rasulpur, and Dasarathpur, such as Kusunpur, Mirjapur, Bichitrapur, Sarangapur, and others.
* **Total Area:** A total of 0.797818 hectares of land is identified for acquisition.
* **Objection Procedures**
* **Deadline:** Objections must be submitted within 21 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Submission:** Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority (Land Acquisition Officer, Jajpur) stating specific grounds.
* **Due Process:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality:** After conducting an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order either allowing or disallowing the objections; this order is considered final under Section 3C(2) of the Act.
* **Public Inspection**
* Land plans and detailed bourses are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Their private land, totaling approximately 0.797818 hectares across 52 specific plots, is subject to government acquisition for highway development.
**Action Required**
They must inspect the land plans at the Competent Authority's office and, if they have concerns, submit a written objection detailing their grounds within 21 days of the notification.
**Competent Authority (Land Acquisition Officer, Jajpur)**
**Impact**
Designated as the official body responsible for managing the land acquisition process, hearing grievances, and finalizing acquisition orders.
**Action Required**
The officer must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
Authorized to proceed with the widening and maintenance of the NH20 stretch once the legal acquisition process is finalized.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the acquisition process complies with the National Highways Act, 1956, before commencing construction and management activities.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers for land acquisition.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for the notification and oversight of the national highway project.
NH20: The specific National Highway stretch in Odisha (Km 0.000 to 35.800) targeted for widening and maintenance.
Jajpur, Odisha: The specific district and state where the land acquisition and highway project are located.
Land Acquisition Officer, Jajpur: The designated Competent Authority authorized to receive and hear objections regarding the land acquisition.
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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.ं 1298] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, माच ग16, 2026/फाल्ग नु 25, 1947
No. 1298 ] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 माच,ग 2026
का.आ. 1357(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् गअधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ेंइसके पश्चात ्
उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि हो जाि े
के पश्चात ् कक उडीसा राज्य के जाजपुर धजल े म ें NH20 के कक.मी. 0.000 स े कक.मी. 35.800 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के धिमागण
(चौडीकरण/पेव्ड शोल्डर सधहत 2-लेि/4-लेि का बिािा आकद), अिुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए
वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त वणगि िीच े अिुसूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करि े के अपि े आशय की
घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) के अिीि पूवोक्त
प्रयोजि के धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख स े इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी
आपधत्त प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत् लैंड एकिध़िशि आकिसर, जजपुर को धलधखत रूप म ेंप्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी
और उसम ें उसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएर्ं े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता ग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ें या ककसी धवधिक
पेशेवर द्वारा सुिे जाि े का अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करिे के पश्चात,् यकद
कोई हो, धजस े सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदशे द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या अििज्ञु ात कर
सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम
होर्ा ।
1878 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आि ेवाली भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ेंउपलब्ि
ह ैंऔर उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अिसु चू ी
उडीसा राज्य के जाजपरु धजल ेम ेंNH20 के कक.मी. 0.000 स ेकक.मी. 35.800 के धलए अजिग की जाि े वाली सरं चिा
रधहत अर्वा सरं चिा सधहत भधू म का सधं क्षप्त धववरण ।
राज्य का िाम: उडीसा धजल े का िाम: जाजपरु
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे िल भूधम का क्षत्रे िल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: जाजपरु
र्ावं का िाम: कुसिु परु - ८१
1 149 धिजी सरद-1 0.0283 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0283
र्ावं का िाम: मीरजापरु -१८०
2 361 धिजी सरद-1 0.0121 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0121
3 381 धिजी शरद 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
4 654 धिजी घराबरी 0.0202 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0202
र्ावं का िाम: धबधचत्रपरु - १९६
5 1556 धिजी चक 0.0145 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0145
तालकु का िाम: रसलू परु
र्ावं का िाम: सारंर्परु -९७
6 362 धिजी घराबरी 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
र्ावं का िाम: कुआधखआ- ९८
7 25 धिजी घराबरी 0.002 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.002
र्ावं का िाम: बारासं -९६
8 560/3464 धिजी घराबरी 0.0041 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0041
9 560/3466 धिजी घराबरी 0.0041 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0041
तालकु का िाम: दशरर्परु
र्ावं का िाम: उदयपरु -१२
10 1027/1127 धिजी घराबरी 0.0162 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0162
11 545 धिजी घराबरी 0.0101 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0101
र्ावं का िाम: तते धु लधडय -५९
12 189 धिजी घराबरी 0.002 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.002
13 278 धिजी घराबरी 0.0202 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0202[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
र्ावं का िाम: बोलार्ं -59
14 19/2022 धिजी घराबरी 0.0101 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0101
15 19/2066 धिजी घराबरी 0.0061 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0061
16 202 धिजी सरद-1 0.006 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.006
17 24/1592 धिजी घराबरी 0.0075 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0075
18 25 धिजी घराबरी 0.0432 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0432
19 55 धिजी घराबरी 0.0056 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0056
20 55/2032 धिजी घराबरी 0.0137 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0137
21 56 धिजी घराबरी 0.0132 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0132
22 575 धिजी घराबरी 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
23 576 धिजी घराबरी 0.0159 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0159
र्ावं का िाम: कधिका पडा -३६०
24 1227 धिजी शरद-2 0.0338 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0338
25 1325 धिजी शरद-2 0.0202 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0202
26 1718 धिजी शरद-2 0.0202 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0202
27 2068 धिजी घराबरी 0.0243 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0243
28 2068/5153 धिजी घराबरी 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
29 2071 धिजी पधतत 0.0405 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0405
र्ावं का िाम: िधि परु -४०
सरद अिा जला
30 2656/3156 धिजी 0.0186 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0186
सेधचता-2
31 761/3157 धिजी घराबरी 0.0046 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0046
सरद अिा जला
32 761/3160 धिजी 0.0025 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025
सेधचता-2
शारदा अिा
33 761/3195 धिजी 0.0026 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0026
जला सेककटा
शारदा अिा
34 761/3196 धिजी 0.0015 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0015
जला सेककटा
शारदा अिा
35 761/3197 धिजी 0.0045 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0045
जला सेककटा
शारदा अिा
36 761/3198 धिजी 0.0045 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0045
जला सेककटा
शारदा अिा
37 761/3199 धिजी 0.0008 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0008
जला सेककटा-14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
शारदा अिा
38 761/3200 धिजी 0.0008 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0008
जला सेककटा-1
शारदा अिा
39 761/3230 धिजी 0.0053 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0053
जला सेककटा-1
र्ावं का िाम: खाि िर्र- ९५
सरद अिा जला
40 1088/2836 धिजी 0.011 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.011
सेधचता-2
41 309 धिजी घराबरी 0.021 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.021
42 405/2850 धिजी घराबरी 0.0526 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0526
43 876/2820 धिजी घराबरी 0.001618 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.001618
44 900/2816 धिजी घराबरी 0.0044 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0044
45 900/2817 धिजी घराबरी 0.0044 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0044
46 900/2818 धिजी घराबरी 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
47 900/2819 धिजी घराबरी 0.0044 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0044
सरद अिा जला
48 910/2833 धिजी 0.006 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.006
सेधचता-2
49 959/2822 धिजी घराबरी 0.0321 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0321
र्ावं का िाम: धबरजापरु -२६०
सरद जला
50 2091 धिजी 0.1174 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1174
दोिासाका-1
र्ावं का िाम: तधलहा - २७८
51 2038 धिजी शरद 0.0284 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0284
52 2082 धिजी शरद 0.0547 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0547
Total 0.797818
[फा. स. ं RO/BBSR/11011/IAHE/38/2017/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th March, 2026
S.O. 1357(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 NH20 in the[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 35.800 (AT/PO/PS/District- Jajpur) in the state of ODISHA, 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, Land Acquisition Officer, Jajpur 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH20 in the stretch of land from
Km. 0.000 to Km. 35.800 (AT/PO/PS/District- Jajpur) in the state of ODISHA.
State: ODISHA District: Jajpur
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Jajpur
Village: Kusunpur - 81
1 149 Private Sarad-1 0.0283 (Hectare ) 0.0283
Village: Mirjapur-180
2 361 Private Sarad-1 0.0121 (Hectare ) 0.0121
3 381 Private Sharad 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
4 654 Private Gharabari 0.0202 (Hectare ) 0.0202
Village: Bichitrapur-196
5 1556 Private Chak 0.0145 (Hectare ) 0.0145
Taluk: Rasulpur
Village: Sarangapur-97
6 362 Private Gharabari 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
Village: Kuakhia-98
7 25 Private Gharabari 0.002 (Hectare ) 0.002
Village: Baransa-96
8 560/3464 Private Gharabari 0.0041 (Hectare ) 0.0041
9 560/3466 Private Gharabari 0.0041 (Hectare ) 0.0041
Taluk: Dasarathpur
Village: Udaypur-12
10 1027/1127 Private Gharabari 0.0162 (Hectare ) 0.01626 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
11 545 Private Gharabari 0.0101 (Hectare ) 0.0101
Village: Tentulidia-58
12 189 Private Gharabari 0.002 (Hectare ) 0.002
13 278 Private Gharabari 0.0202 (Hectare ) 0.0202
Village: Boulanga-59
14 19/2022 Private Gharabari 0.0101 (Hectare ) 0.0101
15 19/2066 Private Gharabari 0.0061 (Hectare ) 0.0061
16 202 Private Sarad-1 0.006 (Hectare ) 0.006
17 24/1592 Private Gharabari 0.0075 (Hectare ) 0.0075
18 25 Private Gharabari 0.0432 (Hectare ) 0.0432
19 55 Private Gharabari 0.0056 (Hectare ) 0.0056
20 55/2032 Private Gharabari 0.0137 (Hectare ) 0.0137
21 56 Private Gharabari 0.0132 (Hectare ) 0.0132
22 575 Private Gharabari 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
23 576 Private Gharabari 0.0159 (Hectare ) 0.0159
Village: Kanika pada-360
24 1227 Private Sharad-2 0.0338 (Hectare ) 0.0338
25 1325 Private Sharad-2 0.0202 (Hectare ) 0.0202
26 1718 Private Sharad-2 0.0202 (Hectare ) 0.0202
27 2068 Private Gharabari 0.0243 (Hectare ) 0.0243
28 2068/5153 Private Gharabari 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
29 2071 Private Patit 0.0405 (Hectare ) 0.0405
Village: Dhani pur-40
Sarad Ana Jala
30 2656/3156 Private 0.0186 (Hectare ) 0.0186
Sechita-2
31 761/3157 Private Gharabari 0.0046 (Hectare ) 0.0046
Sarad Ana Jala
32 761/3160 Private 0.0025 (Hectare ) 0.0025
Sechita-2
Sharada Ana
33 761/3195 Private 0.0026 (Hectare ) 0.0026
Jala Secita
Sharada Ana
34 761/3196 Private 0.0015 (Hectare ) 0.0015
Jala Secita
Sharada Ana
35 761/3197 Private 0.0045 (Hectare ) 0.0045
Jala Secita
Sharada Ana
36 761/3198 Private 0.0045 (Hectare ) 0.0045
Jala Secita[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
Sharada Ana
37 761/3199 Private 0.0008 (Hectare ) 0.0008
Jala Secita-1
Sharada Ana
38 761/3200 Private 0.0008 (Hectare ) 0.0008
Jala Secita-1
Sharada Ana
39 761/3230 Private 0.0053 (Hectare ) 0.0053
Jala Secita-1
Village: Khana Nagar-95
Sarad Ana Jala
40 1088/2836 Private 0.011 (Hectare ) 0.011
Sechita-2
41 309 Private Gharabari 0.021 (Hectare ) 0.021
42 405/2850 Private Gharabari 0.0526 (Hectare ) 0.0526
43 876/2820 Private Gharabari 0.001618 (Hectare ) 0.001618
44 900/2816 Private Gharabari 0.0044 (Hectare ) 0.0044
45 900/2817 Private Gharabari 0.0044 (Hectare ) 0.0044
46 900/2818 Private Gharabari 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
47 900/2819 Private Gharabari 0.0044 (Hectare ) 0.0044
Sarad Ana Jala
48 910/2833 Private 0.006 (Hectare ) 0.006
Sechita-2
49 959/2822 Private Gharabari 0.0321 (Hectare ) 0.0321
Village: Birajapur-260
Sarad Jala
50 2091 Private 0.1174 (Hectare ) 0.1174
Dofasaka-1
Village: Taliha-278
51 2038 Private Sharad 0.0284 (Hectare ) 0.0284
52 2082 Private Sharad 0.0547 (Hectare ) 0.0547
Total 0.797818
[F. No. RO/BBSR/11011/IAHE/38/2017/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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