**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on April 1, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the widening, maintenance, and operation of NH85 in Idukki, Kerala. The acquisition affects a specific stretch from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 to facilitate two or four-laning projects. Affected parties must submit any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within twenty-one days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Authority**
* The acquisition is initiated under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The purpose is the building (widening/two-laning with paved shoulders/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH85.
* The project covers the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 in the Idukki district of Kerala.
**Land Details**
* **Location:** Village Pallivasal, Taluk Devikulam, District Idukki, Kerala.
* **Specific Plot:** Block No. 14, Survey No. 56.
* **Description:** Private agricultural (dry) land totaling 0.0293 hectares.
* Detailed land plans are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Objection Procedures**
* Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified purpose within 21 days of this publication.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Special Tahsildar (LA NH 85), Idukki, stating the grounds for objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide the objector 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 final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Pallivasal Village)**
**Impact**
Private agricultural land is designated for mandatory acquisition by the government for public infrastructure.
**Action Required**
Must inspect land plans at the Competent Authority's office and file written objections within 21 days if they wish to contest the acquisition.
**Competent Authority (Special Tahsildar, LA NH 85, Idukki)**
**Impact**
Responsible for the legal processing of the acquisition and dispute resolution.
**Action Required**
Must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors or their legal practitioners, perform necessary inquiries, and pass final orders on the validity of objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the right to proceed with the expansion and management of the NH85 stretch upon completion of the legal acquisition process.
**Action Required**
Oversee the maintenance, management, and construction (widening/laning) of the specified 124.636 km stretch of NH85.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to acquire land for the construction and maintenance of national highways.
NH85 (National Highway 85): The specific highway project (stretch from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636) for which land is being acquired for widening, maintenance, and operation.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary ministry responsible for the notification and overseeing the development of the national highway infrastructure.
Idukki, Kerala: The central location where the land acquisition and highway development project are situated.
Special Tahsildar, LA NH 85, Idukki: The designated Competent Authority appointed to receive and hear objections from persons interested in the land being acquired.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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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.ं 1625] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार, अप्रैल 1, 2026/ चत्रै 11, 1948
No. 1625] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026/ CHAITRA 11, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 1690(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 केरल राज्य के इडुक्की धजल े म ें NH85 के कक.मी. 0 स े कक.मी. 124.636 तक के भू-खण्ड के धिमागण
(चौड़ीकरण/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 स्पशे ल तहसीलदार, एल ए एि एच 85, इडुक्की को धलधखत रूप म े
प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसम ें उसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर्े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता ग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म े
या ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुिे जािे का अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ्तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करिे
के पश्चात्, यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेश द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिज्ञु ात कर सकेर्ा या
अििुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा ।
2385 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम
होर्ा ।
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 ै।
अिुसूची
केरल राज्य के इडुक्की धजल े म ेंNH85 के कक.मी. 0 स े कक.मी. 124.636 के धलए अजिग की जाि े वाली सरं चिा
रधहत अर्वा सरं चिा सधहत भधू म का सधं क्षप्त धववरण
राज्य का िाम: केरल धजल े का िाम: इडुक्की
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: देवीकुलम
र्ावं का िाम: पल्लीवसल
Block No. - एग्रीकल्चर
1 धिजी 0.0293 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0293
14,Survey No. -56 (ड्राय)
Total 0.0293
[फा. स.ं 12254/PIU-CHN-II/NH85:Koc-Mun/LA 3a-3A-3D/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2026
S.O. 1690(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 NH85
in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 in the district of IDUKKI in the state of KERALA, 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, Special Tahsildar, LA NH 85,
Idukki 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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 NH85 in the stretch of land from
Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 in the district of IDUKKI in the state of KERALA
State: KERALA District: IDUKKI
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: Devikulam
Village: Pallivasal
Block No. -14,Survey Agriculture
1 Private 0.0293 (Hectare ) 0.0293
No. -56 (Dry)
Total 0.0293
[F. No. 12254/PIU-CHN-II/NH85:Koc-Mun/LA 3a-3A-3D/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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