**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on August 7, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the development, maintenance, and management of NH53 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The acquisition covers a stretch from Km. 79.000 to Km. 92.250 for projects such as road widening and four-laning. Interested parties must submit any objections to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Statutory Authority:** The notification is issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Project Scope:** The land is required for public purposes, specifically building (widening, two-laning with paved shoulders, or four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH53.
* **Geographic Coverage:** The acquisition affects the Arang Taluk in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, specifically involving:
* **Village Paragaon:** 0.02 hectares of private fallow (Padat) land (Survey No. 900/1).
* **Village Bhilai:** 0.01 hectares of private irrigated land (Survey No. 2185/1).
* **Objection Process:** Under section 3C(1) of the Act, any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified purpose within 21 days of the publication date.
* **Hearing and Finality:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the SDO (Revenue) Arang. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing and conduct an inquiry before issuing an order, which shall be final.
* **Information Access:** Detailed land plans and descriptions are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Private Landowners and Interested Persons (Paragaon and Bhilai)**
**Impact**
Individuals owning or having an interest in the specified 0.03 hectares of land are subject to the government's intention to acquire their property for national highway infrastructure.
**Action Required**
They must file any objections in writing to the SDO (Revenue) Arang within 21 days if they oppose the acquisition. They may also visit the SDO’s office to inspect land plans.
**SDO (Revenue) Arang (Competent Authority)**
**Impact**
Designated as the authority responsible for overseeing the acquisition process, hearing objections, and conducting necessary inquiries.
**Action Required**
The SDO must receive written objections, provide objectors or their legal practitioners an opportunity to be heard, and issue final orders allowing or disallowing the objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers to acquire land for public purposes.
NH53: The specific National Highway project involving construction, widening, and maintenance for which land is being acquired.
Raipur, Chhattisgarh: The central location and state where the land acquisition and highway development are taking place.
SDO (Revenue) Arang: The designated Competent Authority responsible for processing land acquisition objections and maintaining land plans for inspection.
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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.ं 4232] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2026/श्रावण 16, 1948
No. 4232] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026/SHRAVAN 16, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 7 अगस्ट् त, 2026
का.आ. 4410(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के रायपुर जिले म ें NH53 के दक.मी. 79.000 स े दक.मी.92.250 (कायागलय
अनुजवभागीय अजधकारी (रािस्ट्व)आरंग तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पव्े ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लने /4-लने का बनाना
आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची
म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् SDO(Revenue)आरंग को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और
उसम ेंउसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता गको व्यजक्तगत रूप म ेया दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदि
6134 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि अंजतम
होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगगत आन ेवाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ेंउपलब्ध
ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के रायपुर जिले म ेंNH53 के दक.मी. 79.000 स े दक.मी.92.250 के जलए अिगन की िान े वाली सरं चना
रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: छत्तीसगढ़ जिल े का नाम: रायपरु
क्रजमक सर्वक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजि भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
िालकु का नाम: आरंग
गार्वं का नाम: पारागार्वं
1 900/1 जनिी पड़ि 0.02 ( हक्े टेयर ) 0.02
गार्वं का नाम: जभलाई
2 2185/1 जनिी ससंजिि 0.01 ( हक्े टेयर ) 0.01
Total 0.03
[फा. स.ं 597/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026
S.O. 4410(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 NH53 in the
stretch of land from Km. 79.000 to Km. 92.250 (Office of SDO(Revenue)Arang) in the district of RAIPUR in the state
of CHHATTISGARH, 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, SDO(Revenue)Arang 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 NH53 in the stretch of land from Km.
79.000 to Km. 92.250 (Office of SDO(Revenue)Arang) in the district of RAIPUR in the state of CHHATTISGARH
State: CHHATTISGARH District: RAIPUR
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: Arang
Village: PARAGAON
1 900/1 Private PADAT 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
Village: BHILAI
2 2185/1 Private Irrigated 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
Total 0.03
[F. No. 597/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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