**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the upgradation of National Highway NH139 (Old NH-98) in the Palamu district of Jharkhand. It authorizes specific officers to act as competent authorities for land acquisition purposes, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (November 24, 2025). The purpose is to upgrade a section of the highway from km 57.049 to 79.147 to a two-lane road with paved shoulders.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization of Competent Authorities:**
* The officers mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule are authorized as competent authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956 to perform relevant functions.
* The District Land Acquisition Officer (DLAO) Palamu is assigned as the competent authority for land acquisition.
* **Land Acquisition Details:**
* The notification pertains to land required for upgrading a specific stretch of National Highway NH139 (Old NH-98) in Jharkhand.
* The section to be upgraded spans from km 57.049 to km 79.147 within the Palamu district.
* The upgrade involves expanding the highway to two lanes with paved shoulders.
* **Affected Locations:**
* The affected state is Jharkhand and the district is Palamu.
* The land acquisition impacts villages under the Chhatarpur, Nawa Bazar, and Pandwa taluks/mandals.
* Specific villages affected include Okraha, Chengwana, Rudwa, Shildag, Bana, Rajhara, Chanea, Lathea, Tukbera, Pataria, Kanda Khas, Rajdiria, Nawa, Itko, Sinjo, and Pandwa.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact**
* Responsible for the execution of the National Highways Act, 1956
* Responsible for the planning, construction, and maintenance of national highways
* **Action Required**
* Ensure the competent authorities are well-equipped to handle land acquisition.
**Jharkhand State Government**
* **Impact**
* Affected by the land acquisition within its boundaries for the NH139 project.
* Will see improvements to the NH139 road network.
* **Action Required**
* Support the land acquisition process and collaborate with the authorized officers.
**District Land Acquisition Officer (DLAO) Palamu**
* **Impact**
* Authorized as the competent authority for land acquisition.
* **Action Required**
* Execute the land acquisition process as per the National Highways Act, 1956.
**Landowners and Residents of Affected Villages (Okraha, Chengwana, Rudwa, Shildag, Bana, Rajhara, Chanea, Lathea, Tukbera, Pataria, Kanda Khas, Rajdiria, Nawa, Itko, Sinjo, and Pandwa)**
* **Impact**
* May experience displacement and loss of land due to the acquisition.
* **Action Required**
* Cooperate with the land acquisition process and seek compensation for any land acquired.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary act authorizing the land acquisition for highway projects, specifically section 3 is referenced.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The issuing authority for the notification, responsible for national highways.
NH139 (Old NH-98): The national highway being upgraded, making it central to the notification's scope.
Palamu: The district in Jharkhand where the land acquisition for the highway project is taking place.
Jharkhand: The state where the land acquisition for the highway project 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.ं 5195] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, नवम्बर 24, 2025/अग्रहायण 3, 1947 25/आषाढ़ 3, 1947
No. 5195] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 3, 1947 SHADHA 3, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 नवम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5371(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के खडं
(क) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इस अजधसूचना के िासकीय रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित होने की तारीख स,े जिला
पलाम ू (NH139 (Old NH-98)) के दक.मी 57.049 दकमी स े 79.147 दकमी झारखंड राज्य के तक के पेव्ड िोल्डर के
साथ िो लेन म ें उन्नयन हते ु उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (4), (5), (6) और (7) म ें क्रमिः उजल्लजखत राज्य, जिलों, तालुकों और
गावों स े सम्बजन्द्धत उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (3) की तत्सस्ट्थानी प्रजवजि म ें जवजनर्िगि भूजम के सम्बन्द्ध म ें अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (2)
म ें उजल्लजखत अजधकाररयों को उि अजधजनयम के अन्द्तगगत सक्षम अजधकाररयों के कृत्सयों का जनष्पािन करने के जलए एतद्द्वारा
सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ेंप्राजधकृत करती ह|ै
7854 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
झारखंड राज्य म ें पलामू जिला के राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-NH139 (Old NH-98) पर भूजम का अजधग्रहण हते ु
क्रजमक सक्षम भूजम का राज्य जिल े तालकु का नाम गावं का नाम
सख्ं या प्राजधकारी जववरण 4 का 6 7
1 2 3 नाम
5
1 डीएलएओ राष्ट्रीय झारखंड पलामू छतरपुर 1 ओकराहा
पलाम ू रािमागग
संख्या 2 चेगौना
NH139
3 रुिवा
(Old NH-
4 जिलिाग
98)
नावाबािार 1 बाना
के दक.मी
57.049 2 रािहारा
से दक.मी
3 चेनया
79.147 तक
4 लठेया
5 तुकबेरा
6 पतररया
7 कण्डा खास
8 रििीरीआ
9 नावा
10 इटको
11 जसन्द्िों
पण्डवा 1 पंडवा
[फा. सं. CENH/Land Acquisition/05/25]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th November, 2025
S.O. 5371(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act,
1956(48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule
annexed here to as the competent authorities to perform the functions of such authorities under the said Act with effect[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in respect of the stretch of land specified in
the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Schedule relating to state, districts, taluk and villages mentioned
in column (4), (5), (6) and (7) respectively of the said Schedule for upgradation to 2 laning with paved shoulders of
km. 57.049 to 79.147 of District PALAMU (NH139 (Old NH-98) ) in the State of JHARKHAND.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on National Highway No. NH139 (Old NH-98) of District PALAMU in the State of JHARKHAND.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1 DLAO NH139 JHARKHAND PALAMU
Chhatarpur 1 Okraha
PALAMU (Old NH-
2 Chengwana
98)
KM 3 Rudwa
57.049
4 Shildag
TO KM
79.147 Nawa Bazar 1 Bana
2 Rajhara
3 Chanea
4 Lathea
5 Tukbera
6 Pataria
7 Kanda Khas
8 Rajdiria
9 Nawa
10 Itko
11 Sinjo
Padwa 1 Pandwa
[F. No. CENH/Land Acquisition/05/25]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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