**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the construction of the Baghamari Bypass on National Highway 57 in Odisha. The notification, dated January 5, 2026, authorizes specific officers to act as competent authorities for land acquisition. The project involves upgrading the NH-57 stretch from km 281.700 to 285.300 to a two-lane configuration with paved shoulders.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization of Competent Authority:**
* The Central Government authorizes officers specified in the schedule to perform the functions of competent authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Project Details:**
* Project: Construction of the Baghamari Bypass on NH-57.
* Upgrading of the NH-57 stretch to a two-lane road with paved shoulders.
* Location: Odisha.
* Stretch: km 281.700 to 285.300.
* **Land Acquisition:**
* Purpose: Acquisition of land for the bypass construction.
* Schedule specifies the state, district, taluk/mandal, and villages involved.
* Affected Areas: Villages Baghamari and Lokanathpur, Begunia Taluk/Mandal, Khordha district, Odisha.
**Impact Analysis**
**Additional Sub Collector, Khordha**
* **Impact:** The Additional Sub Collector, Khordha is authorised as the CALA to act as the competent authority for land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** The Additional Sub Collector, Khordha needs to perform the functions of competent authority under the National Highways Act, 1956 for land acquisition.
**Land Owners/Residents of Baghamari and Lokanathpur**
* **Impact:** Their land will be acquired for the Baghamari Bypass construction.
* **Action Required:** To cooperate with the land acquisition process.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
* **Action Required:** Monitor the land acquisition process.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highway 57: The highway that is being upgraded in Odisha as part of the notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification regarding land acquisition.
National Highways Act, 1956: The act under which the central government is authorized to acquire land for national highway projects.
Odisha: The state where the land acquisition and highway project are taking place.
Baghamari Bypass: The specific bypass project on NH-57 that requires land acquisition.
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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.ं 44] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 5, 2026/पौष 15, 1947
No. 44] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026/PAUSHA 15, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 5 िनवरी, 2026
का.आ. 45(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग अधिधियम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की िारा 3 के खंड (क)
द्वारा प्रदत्त शधियों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, इस अधिसूचिा के शासकीय राजपत्र म ेंप्रकाधशत होिे की तारीख स ेराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग
संख्या-57 के बघमारी बाईपास के कक.मी 281.7 ककमी स े 285.3 ककमी तक उडीसा राज्य के पेव्ड शोल्डर के साथ दो लिे
म ें उन्नयि हते ु उि अिुसूची के स्तम्भ (4), (5), (6) और (7) म ें क्रमशः उधल्लधखत राज्य, धजलों, तालुकों और र्ावों स े
सम्बधन्द्ित उि अिुसूची के स्तम्भ (3) की तत्सस्थािी प्रधवधि म ें धवधिर्दगि भूधम के सम्बन्द्ि म ें अिुसूची के स्तम्भ (2) म ें
उधल्लधखत अधिकाररयों को उि अधिधियम के अन्द्तर्गत सक्षम अधिकाररयों के कृत्सयों का धिष्पादि करि े के धलए एतद्द्वारा
सक्षम प्राधिकारी के रूप म ेंप्राधिकृत करती ह ै
58 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अिसु चू ी
उडीसा राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग संख्या-57 पर बघमारी बाईपास के कक.मी 281.700 ककमी स े 285.300 ककमी तक भूधम
का अधिग्रहण
क्रधमक सक्षम भूधम का राज्य धजल े का िाम तालकु का िाम र्ावं का िाम
सख्ं या प्राधिकारी धववरण
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 एधडशिल सब राष्ट्रीय उडीसा खोिा ग
बेर्ुधिअ 1 बघमरर
कलेक्टर , राजमार्ग
2 लोकिाथपरु
खोिा ग संख्या NH57
के कक.मी
281.7
स े कक.मी
285.3 तक
[फा. स. ं RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th January, 2026
S.O. 45(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 for
Construction of Baghamari By-pass on NH-57 from km. 281.700 to 285.300 in the State of ODISHA.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition for Construction of Baghamari By-pass from km 281.700 to 285.300 km on National Highway
No-57 in the State of ODISHA
Sl. CA LA Stre tch Sta te Dist rict Taluk/M andal Name of
No. the Village
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Additional Sub NH57 ODISHA KHORDHA
Begunia 1 Baghamari
Collector, KM 281.7 TO
2 Lokanathpur
Khordha KM 285.3
[F. No. RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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