**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification dated March 19, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire land for the development and maintenance of NH73 in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The project involves widening, managing, and operating the stretch from Km. 19.840 to Km. 20.150 of the Mangalore-Tumkur Section. Interested parties must submit any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within 21 days of this publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Purpose**
* The Central Government is exercising powers under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* Land is required for public purposes, specifically for building (widening/two-laning with paved shoulders/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 73.
**Geographic Scope**
* The acquisition affects the stretch between Km. 19.840 and Km. 20.150 on the Mangalore – Tumkur Section.
* The land is situated in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, within the Bantwala Taluk and Bantwala Mooda village.
**Land Description**
* The notification covers five specific plots: Survey/Plot Numbers 93/2A, 93/3A2, 93/3B1B, 93/6A1, and 93/6B.
* All identified plots are categorized as Government land, with the nature of the land listed as either "Wet" or "Kharab."
* The total area to be acquired is 0.1007232 Hectares.
**Objection and Resolution Process**
* Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified purpose under Section 3C(1) of the Act.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the "Special Land Acquisition Officer and Competent Authority, National Highway 73 & 275 Mangaluru."
* The Competent Authority will provide the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* After conducting inquiries, the Competent Authority will issue an order allowing or disallowing the objections; this order shall be final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Interested Persons / Landowners**
**Impact**
Their interest in the specified government-held land in Bantwala Mooda village will be affected by the acquisition for highway infrastructure.
**Action Required**
Must submit written objections stating grounds to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication. They may inspect land plans and details at the Competent Authority's office.
**Competent Authority (Special Land Acquisition Officer, Mangaluru)**
**Impact**
Responsible for overseeing the legal acquisition process and adjudicating disputes.
**Action Required**
Must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors (in person or via legal counsel), perform necessary inquiries, and pass final orders to allow or disallow objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legal authority under which the Central Government is acquiring land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka: The specific district and state where the land acquisition is occurring, particularly within the Bantwala taluk for the NH73 project.
Special Land Acquisition Officer and Competent Authority, Mangaluru: The designated official responsible for receiving objections, conducting hearings, and making final orders regarding the land acquisition process.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for the planning, notification, and implementation of the highway expansion and 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.ं 1401] नई दिल्ली, िक्रु वार, माच ग20, 2026/फाल्ग नु 29, 1947
No. 1401] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026/PHALGUNA 29, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 19 माच,ग 2026
का.आ. 1466(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ्
उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान हो िान े
के दक कनागटक राज्य के िजिण जिले म ें NH73 के दक.मी. 19.840 से दक.मी. 20.150 (मैंगलोर - तुमकुर
पश्चात् कन्नड़
खंड) के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पव्े ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनरु िण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक
प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजित ह ैजिसका संजिप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसूची म ेंदिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिनग करन ेके अपन े
आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सिम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् जविेष भूजम अजधग्रहण अजधकारी एवं सिम प्राजधकारी, राष्ट्रीय
रािमागग 73 एवं 275, मगं लुरु को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंग े और
सिम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी
आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ्तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करन ेके , यदि कोई हो, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे,
पश्चात्
आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि अंजतम
होगा ।
2040 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगगत आन ेवाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय में उपलब्ध
ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीिण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
कनाटग क राज्य के िजिण कन्नड़ जिल ेम ें NH73 के दक.मी. 19.840 स ेदक.मी. 20.150 (मगैं लोर - तमु कुर खडं )के जलए
अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं िप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: कनाटग क जिल े का नाम: िजिण कन्नड़
क्रजमक सविे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का ित्रे फल भूजम का ित्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: बतं वाला
गावं का नाम: बतं वाला मड़ू ा
1 93/2A सरकारी वेट 144.38 (वग गमीटर) 0.014438
2 93/3A2 सरकारी खराब 89.187 (वग गमीटर) 0.0089187
3 93/3B1B सरकारी वेट 155.836 (वग गमीटर) 0.0155836
4 93/6A1 सरकारी खराब 198.065 (वग गमीटर) 0.0198065
5 93/6B सरकारी खराब 419.764 (वग गमीटर) 0.0419764
Total 0.1007232
[फा. स.ं RW/NH-73/Km19.84-20.150/3(a) 2024-25/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th March, 2026
S.O. 1466(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 NH73 in the
stretch of land from Km. 19.840 to Km. 20.150 (Mangalore - Tumkur Section) in the district of DAKSHINA
KANNADA in the state of KARNATAKA, 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, The Special land Acquisition officer
and Competent Authority, National Highway 73 & 275 Mangaluru 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling within the stretch of land from
Km. 19.840 to Km. 20.150 (Mangalore - Tumkur Section) in the district of DAKSHINA KANNADA in the state
of KARNATAKA
State: KARNATAKA District: DAKSHINA KANNADA
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Bantwala
Village: bantwala Mooda
1 93/2A Government Wet 144.38 (Square Meter ) 0.014438
2 93/3A2 Government Kharab 89.187 (Square Meter ) 0.0089187
3 93/3B1B Government Wet 155.836 (Square Meter ) 0.0155836
4 93/6A1 Government Kharab 198.065 (Square Meter ) 0.0198065
5 93/6B Government Kharab 419.764 (Square Meter ) 0.0419764
Total 0.1007232
[F. No. RW/NH-73/Km19.84-20.150/3(a) 2024-25/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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