**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on December 17, 2025, declares the government's intention to acquire land in Odisha for widening and strengthening National Highway 55 (NH 55) from km 277.500 to 318.970, including the KandarpurBalikuda area. Interested parties have 21 days from the publication date to raise objections. The land acquisition is for public purposes related to the EPC mode of road construction.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Declaration:**
* The Central Government intends to acquire land in Odisha for the purpose of widening and strengthening NH 55.
* The project spans from km 277.500 to 318.970, including the KandarpurBalikuda area.
* The construction will follow the EPC mode.
* **Land Details:**
* The land to be acquired includes both structure and structure-free land.
* Affected villages are Kandarpur and Sidheswarpur in Cuttack district.
* Total land area to be acquired is 0.0676 hectares.
* The survey/plot numbers and types of land are listed in the schedule, including private agriculture and residential land.
* The plans and details of the land are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority (LAO Cuttack).
* **Objections:**
* Any person with an interest in the land can object to the acquisition.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the LAO Cuttack within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* The objection must state the grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard.
* The Competent Authority's decision on the objections is final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Impact: Landowners/Interested Parties**
* Impact: Landowners and those with an interest in the specified land will be affected by the potential acquisition of their property.
* Action Required: They have the right to file objections to the land acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Impact: Competent Authority (LAO Cuttack)**
* Impact: Responsible for managing the objection process related to the land acquisition
* Action Required: Receive, review, and address objections to the land acquisition, and make a final decision on whether to allow or disallow these objections.
**Impact: Central Government**
* Impact: Responsible for overseeing the land acquisition process and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
* Action Required: Monitor the progress of the land acquisition and ensure that the project is implemented in a timely and efficient manner.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act under which the land acquisition is being conducted for widening and strengthening NH-55.
NH-55: National Highway 55 in Odisha, specifically the section from km 277.500 to 318.970, which is undergoing widening and strengthening.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry issuing the notification for land acquisition.
Odisha: The state where the land acquisition for NH-55 widening is taking place.
Cuttack: The district in Odisha where the land acquisition is taking place.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 5669] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, दिसम्ब र 17, 2025/अग्रहायण 26, 1947
No. 5669] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 17 दिसम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5865(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 ओधिशा राज्य म ें एिएच 55 के ककमी 277.500 स े 318.970 तक कंदरपरु बाधिकुिा के एिए सधहत
2एि+पीएस तक चौडीकरण और सुदढृ ीकरण ईपीसी मोि पर तक के भ-ू खण्ि के धिमागण (चौडीकरण/पेव्ि शोल्िर सधहत 2-
िेि/4-िेि का बिािा आकद), अिुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचािि के िोक प्रयोजि के धिए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ैधजसका संधक्षप्त
वणगि िीच ेअिुसूची म ेंकदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करिे 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 धिए 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 ऍि््एओ कटक को धिधखत रूप म ेंप्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसम ेंउसके
आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएर्ं े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकताग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ें या ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुि े
जािे का अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करिे के पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो, धजस े
सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेश द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या अििुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम
होर्ा ।
8494 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आि ेवािी भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागिय म ेंउपिब्ि
ह ैंऔर उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अिसु चू ी
ओधिशा राज्य म ेंएिएच 55 के ककमी 277.500 स े 318.970 तक कंदरपुर बाधिकुिा के एिए सधहत 2एि+पीएस तक
चौडीकरण और सुदढृ ीकरण ईपीसी मोि पर के धिए अजगि की जािे वािी संरचिा रधहत अर्वा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का
संधक्षप्त धववरण।
राज्य का िाम: उडीसा धजि े का िाम: कटक
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फि भूधम का क्षत्रे फि
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तािकु का िाम: कटक सदर
र्ावं का िाम: कंदरपरु
1 101/703 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0101 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0101
2 108 धिजी रेधसिेंधशयि 0.006 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.006
3 306 धिजी रेधसिेंधशयि 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
4 389 धिजी रेधसिेंधशयि 0.0133 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0133
5 400 धिजी रेधसिेंधशयि 0.0222 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0222
6 574 धिजी रेधसिेंधशयि 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
र्ावं का िाम: धसद्धस्े वरपरु
7 72/2226 धिजी रेधसिेंधशयि 0.008 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.008
Total 0.0676
[फा. स. ं RO/BBSR/11011/NH/IAHE/39/Smbp-Nuagaon/2017/3A1]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th December, 2025
S.O. 5865(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 Widening and
strengthening to 2L+PS including LA of KandarpurBalikuda from km 277.500 to 318.970 of NH 55 in the State of
Odisha on EPC mode, 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, LAO Cuttack 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 NH55 in the Widening and
strengthening to 2L+PS including LA of KandarpurBalikuda from km 277.500 to 318.970 of NH 55 in the State of
Odisha on EPC mode.
State: ODISHA District: Cuttack
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Cuttack Sadar
Village: Kandarpur
1 101/703 Private Agriculture 0.0101 (Hectare ) 0.0101
2 108 Private Residential 0.006 (Hectare ) 0.006
3 306 Private Residential 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
4 389 Private Residential 0.0133 (Hectare ) 0.0133
5 400 Private Residential 0.0222 (Hectare ) 0.0222
6 574 Private Residential 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
Village: Sidheswarpur
7 72/2226 Private Residential 0.008 (Hectare ) 0.008
Total 0.0676
[F. No. RO/BBSR/11011/NH/IAHE/39/Smbp-Nuagaon/2017/3A1]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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