**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued this notification on April 13, 2026, to authorize competent authorities for land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956. The project involves upgrading a 37 km stretch (km 169.00 to km 206.00) of NH309A in Uttarakhand to a two-lane road with paved shoulders. The authorization is effective from the date of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Authority**
* Issued under Section 3, clause (a) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* Grants official authorization to specific officers to perform the functions of a competent authority for land acquisition.
* **Project Scope and Infrastructure**
* The project pertains to National Highway No. NH309A.
* Infrastructure work involves upgradation to two laning with paved shoulders.
* The designated stretch covers kilometer 169.00 to kilometer 206.00.
* **Geographic Jurisdiction**
* **State:** Uttarakhand.
* **District:** Almora.
* **Taluk/Mandal:** Almora.
* **Affected Villages:** Ghaneli and Myu Bahar.
* **Administrative Appointment**
* The Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Almora is officially designated as the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA).
**Impact Analysis**
**Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Almora**
**Impact**
The ADM is legally empowered and authorized to perform all functions and duties of a competent authority under the National Highways Act for the specified stretch of NH309A.
**Action Required**
The ADM must initiate and oversee the land acquisition processes for the specified villages (Ghaneli and Myu Bahar) as required for the highway upgradation project.
**Landowners in Ghaneli and Myu Bahar**
**Impact**
Property owners in these specific villages located between km 169 and km 206 of NH309A are now subject to land acquisition proceedings by the authorized ADM.
**Action Required**
Impacted landowners must comply with the acquisition proceedings and engage with the ADM’s office for matters related to the land specified in the schedule.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
The notification provides the necessary legal framework to proceed with the infrastructure development and land procurement phase in the Almora district.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must coordinate with the appointed CALA to ensure the acquisition process aligns with the project timeline for the 2-laning of NH309A.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to authorize officials for land acquisition and highway development.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for planning and implementing national highway projects and issuing this regulatory notification.
National Highway No. NH309A: The specific highway stretch (km 169.00 to km 206.00) designated for upgradation to two lanes with paved shoulders.
Almora, Uttarakhand: The central location and administrative district where the land acquisition and highway project are localized.
Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA): The Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Almora authorized to perform functions related to land acquisition for the highway project.
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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.ं 1795] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 13, 2026/चत्रै 23, 1948
No. 1795] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026/CHAITRA 23, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 1864(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के खंड
(क) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, इस अजधसूचना के िासकीय रािपत्र म ेंप्रकाजित होने की तारीख स,े उत्तराखण्ड
राज्य के (NH309A) के दक.मी 169.00 दकमी से 206.00 तक के पेव्ड िोल्डर के साथ िो लने म ेंउन्नयन हते ु उि अनुसूची
के स्ट्तम्भ (4), (5), (6) और (7) में क्रमिः उजल्लजखत राज्य, जिलों, तालुकों और गावों से 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 अन्द्तगतग सक्षम अजधकाररयों के कृत्सयों का जनष्पािन करने के जलए एतद्द्वारा सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ेंप्राजधकृत करती ह ै I
2639 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
उत्तराखंड राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-NH309A पर भूजम का अजधग्रहण
क्रजमक सक्षम प्राजधकारी भजू म का जववरण राज्य जिल ेका तालुक का नाम गावं का नाम
सख्ं या 2 3 4 नाम 6 7
1 5
1 अपर राष्ट्रीय रािमागग उत्तराखंड अल्मोड़ा अल्मोड़ा 1 घनेली
जिलाजधकारी संख्या
अल्मोड़ा NH309A 2 म्यू
बाहर
के दक.मी 169
से दक.मी 206
तक
[फा. स. ं NH-309A/AP/UK/2022-23/627]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th April, 2026
S.O. 1864(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
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. 169.00 to km. 206.00 of (NH309A) in the State of UTTARAKHAND.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on National Highway No. NH309A in the State of UTTARAKHAND.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of
No. 2 3 4 5 6 the
1 Village
7
1 ADM NH309A UTTARAKHAND ALMORA
Almora 1 Ghaneli
Almora KM 169
2 Myu
TO KM
Bahar
206
[F. No. NH-309A/AP/UK/2022-23/627]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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