**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification dated April 1, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire 2.441427 hectares of land in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. The acquisition is for the construction, maintenance, and management of the Greenfield Highway between Km 145.9 and Km 154.8. Stakeholders wishing to object to this acquisition must do so within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Purpose**
* The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The land is required for public purposes, specifically for building (widening/two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Greenfield Highway.
**Geographic Scope**
* The acquisition affects land in the Kujang Taluk of Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha.
* Impacted villages include Santara, Duadia, Ghoda mara, Panapali, Jamukana, and Baulanga.
* The total land area involved is approximately 2.441427 hectares, comprising both private and government-owned plots.
**Objection Procedures**
* Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified highway purposes within 21 days of the publication date.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Tahasildar, Kujang) and must state the grounds for the objection.
* Objectors will be provided an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order either allowing or disallowing the objections; such orders are considered final.
**Transparency and Inspection**
* Land plans and detailed descriptions of the affected plots are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Both private owners and government entities holding land in the specified stretch (Km 145.9 to Km 154.8) face the permanent acquisition of their property for highway development.
**Action Required**
Review the land plans at the Tahasildar’s office. If there are grounds for objection, submit a written statement to the Tahasildar, Kujang, within 21 days of the notification date.
**Competent Authority (Tahasildar, Kujang)**
**Impact**
The Tahasildar is designated as the primary official responsible for managing the local acquisition process and dispute resolution.
**Action Required**
Receive and record written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, perform necessary inquiries, and pass final orders regarding the validity of the objections under Section 3C(2) of the Act.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / NHAI**
**Impact**
The Ministry is the initiating body seeking to expand infrastructure in the Odisha region.
**Action Required**
Oversee the acquisition process and proceed with the technical execution (widening/laning) of the Greenfield Highway once the objection period and legal requirements are fulfilled.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its powers to acquire land for public purposes.
Greenfield Highway: The specific infrastructure project for which land is being acquired, involving construction and maintenance of a highway stretch from Km. 145.9 to Km. 154.8.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary central ministry responsible for the notification and overseeing the national highway development project.
Jagatsinghpur, Odisha: The specific district and state in India where the land acquisition and highway project are centrally located.
Tahasildar, Kujang: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections from persons interested in the land.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1639] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अप्रलै 1, 2026/चत्रै 11, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 1639] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026/CHAITRA 11, 1948 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 1704 (अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग 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 उड़ीसा राज्य के िगतससंहपुर जिले में Greenfield Highway के दक.मी. 145.9 स े दक.मी.154.8
(एट्-कुिंगा,जडस्ट्ट-िगतससंह पर्) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन 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 ब 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 ् तहसीलिार, कुिंग को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई
हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननुज्ञात
कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
2401 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने 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 ी
उड़ीसा राज्य के िगतससहं परु जिल े म ेंGreenfield Highway के दक.मी. 145.9 स े दक.मी.154.8 के जलए
अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: उड़ीसा जिल ेका नाम: िगतससहं पुर
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: कुिंग
गावं का नाम: सतं रा
1 349/1063 जनिी िरि -2 0.00348 (एकर ) 0.0014083
गावं का नाम: ियु ाजडआ
2 769 जनिी घराबरी 0.31466 (एकर ) 0.1273412
गावं का नाम: घोड़मारा
3 201 जनिी चक 0.00013 (एकर ) 0.0000526
4 319 जनिी चक 0.04052 (एकर ) 0.0163982
5 321 जनिी चक 0.05792 (एकर ) 0.0234399
6 322 जनिी चक 0.08214 (एकर ) 0.0332416
7 323 जनिी चक 0.18823 (एकर ) 0.0761756
8 324 जनिी चक 0.46207 (एकर ) 0.1869972
9 326 जनिी चक 0.67854 (एकर ) 0.2746014
10 327 जनिी चक 0.06687 (एकर ) 0.0270619
11 328 जनिी चक 0.00354 (एकर ) 0.0014326
12 332 जनिी चक 0.28545 (एकर ) 0.11552
13 333 जनिी चक 0.28852 (एकर ) 0.1167624
14 334 जनिी चक 0.08518 (एकर ) 0.0344719
15 353 जनिी चक 0.58837 (एकर ) 0.2381101
16 354 जनिी चक 0.5096 (एकर ) 0.2062323
17 356 जनिी चक 0.08857 (एकर ) 0.0358438
गावं का नाम: पनपाली
18 1364 जनिी चक 0.00435 (एकर ) 0.0017604
19 1365 सरकारी घाराबारी 0.01377 (एकर ) 0.0055726
20 1368 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.006416 (एकर ) 0.0025965[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
21 1381 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.19364 (एकर ) 0.078365
22 1383 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.01258 (एकर ) 0.0050911
23 1386 जनिी चक 0.02786 (एकर ) 0.0112748
24 1387 जनिी चक 0.00533 (एकर ) 0.002157
25 1395 जनिी चक 0.09153 (एकर ) 0.0370417
गावं का नाम: िमुकाना
26 11 सरकारी नाल 0.02225 (एकर ) 0.0090045
27 12 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.07476 (एकर ) 0.030255
28 120 जनिी चक 0.02118 (एकर ) 0.0085714
29 16 जनिी चक 0.47325 (एकर ) 0.1915217
30 54 जनिी चक 0.8291 (एकर ) 0.3355322
गावं का नाम: बोलंगा
31 1022 जनिी चक 0.15959 (एकर ) 0.0645852
32 1522 जनिी चक 0.19 (एकर ) 0.076892
33 1565 सरकारी जनस्ट्कािन नाली 0.07993 (एकर ) 0.0323472
34 778 जनिी िरि -2 0.00344 (एकर ) 0.0013921
जबयाली
35 824 जनिी 0.08 (एकर ) 0.0323756
िोफसली
Total 2.441427
[फा. स.ं NHAI/Costal Highway/Rameswar-Ratanpur/LA/3(a)/PIU/BBSR/3A2]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2026
S.O. 1704(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 Greenfield
Highway in the stretch of land from Km. 145.9 to Km. 154.8 (At-Kujanga,Dist-Jagatsingh pur) in the district of
Jagatsinghpur in the state of ODISHA, 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, Tahasildar, Kujang 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 Greenfield Highway in the
stretch of land from Km. 145.9 to Km. 154.8 (At-Kujanga,Dist-Jagatsingh pur) in the district of Jagatsinghpur
in the state of ODISHA
State: ODISHA District: Jagatsinghpur
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: Kujang
Village: Santara
1 349/1063 Private Sharad -2 0.00348 (Acre ) 0.0014083
Village: Duadia
2 769 Private Gharabari 0.31466 (Acre ) 0.1273412
Village: Ghoda mara
3 201 Private Chak 0.00013 (Acre ) 0.0000526
4 319 Private Chak 0.04052 (Acre ) 0.0163982
5 321 Private Chak 0.05792 (Acre ) 0.0234399
6 322 Private Chak 0.08214 (Acre ) 0.0332416
7 323 Private Chak 0.18823 (Acre ) 0.0761756
8 324 Private Chak 0.46207 (Acre ) 0.1869972
9 326 Private Chak 0.67854 (Acre ) 0.2746014
10 327 Private Chak 0.06687 (Acre ) 0.0270619
11 328 Private Chak 0.00354 (Acre ) 0.0014326
12 332 Private Chak 0.28545 (Acre ) 0.11552
13 333 Private Chak 0.28852 (Acre ) 0.1167624
14 334 Private Chak 0.08518 (Acre ) 0.0344719
15 353 Private Chak 0.58837 (Acre ) 0.2381101
16 354 Private Chak 0.5096 (Acre ) 0.2062323
17 356 Private Chak 0.08857 (Acre ) 0.0358438
Village: Panapali
18 1364 Private Chak 0.00435 (Acre ) 0.0017604
19 1365 Government Gharabari 0.01377 (Acre ) 0.0055726
20 1368 Government Rasta 0.006416 (Acre ) 0.0025965
21 1381 Government Rasta 0.19364 (Acre ) 0.078365
22 1383 Government Rasta 0.01258 (Acre ) 0.0050911
23 1386 Private Chak 0.02786 (Acre ) 0.0112748
24 1387 Private Chak 0.00533 (Acre ) 0.002157
25 1395 Private Chak 0.09153 (Acre ) 0.0370417
Village: Jamukana
26 11 Government Nal 0.02225 (Acre ) 0.0090045
27 12 Government Rasta 0.07476 (Acre ) 0.030255
28 120 Private Chak 0.02118 (Acre ) 0.0085714
29 16 Private Chak 0.47325 (Acre ) 0.1915217[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
30 54 Private Chak 0.8291 (Acre ) 0.3355322
Village: Baulanga
31 1022 Private Chak 0.15959 (Acre ) 0.0645852
32 1522 Private Chak 0.19 (Acre ) 0.076892
Niskashan
33 1565 Government 0.07993 (Acre ) 0.0323472
Nali
34 778 Private Sharad -2 0.00344 (Acre ) 0.0013921
BIALI
35 824 Private 0.08 (Acre ) 0.0323756
DOFASALI
Total 2.441427
[F. No. NHAI/Costal Highway/Rameswar-Ratanpur/LA/3(a)/PIU/BBSR/3A2]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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