**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, authorizing competent authorities for land acquisition on National Highway (NH) No. 41 in Gujarat. The authorization is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (January 8, 2026). The purpose is to upgrade a section of the highway to two lanes with paved shoulders.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization of Competent Authorities:**
* The Central Government authorizes specific officers to perform the functions of competent authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Land Acquisition for Highway Upgrade:**
* The land acquisition is for upgrading a section of National Highway No. 41 in Gujarat to two lanes with paved shoulders.
* The specific location is from KM 170.4 to KM 171, near SDM office, Juna Bandar Road (NH41).
* **Specific Location Details:**
* **State:** Gujarat
* **District:** Kachchh
* **Taluk/Mandal:** Mandvi
* **Village:** Bayath
* **Authorised Competent Authority:** Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mundra
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners in the specified area**
* **Impact:** Land will be acquired for the highway upgrade project.
* **Action Required:** Respond to any notices or requests from the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mundra regarding land acquisition.
**Stakeholder: Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mundra**
* **Impact:** Designated as the competent authority for land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Action Required:** Perform the functions of a competent authority under the National Highways Act, 1956, including issuing notifications, assessing compensation, and acquiring land.
**Stakeholder: Residents and businesses in the Kachchh district**
* **Impact:** Short term disruption of road access during construction, long term better accessibility to Bayath village and Mandvi as well as other villages in the highway.
* **Action Required:** Be prepared to deal with road detours when construction is underway.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the execution of National Highway Act for road transport development.
* **Action Required:** Monitor the project execution.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary law under which land is being acquired for highway development.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry issuing the notification for land acquisition.
NH41: The National Highway being upgraded (Juna Bandar Road).
Gujarat: The state where the land acquisition is taking place for the National Highway.
SDM office, Juna Bandar Road: Starting point of the stretch of land being acquired.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 139] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िनवरी 8, 2026/पौष 18, 1947
No. 139] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026/PAUSHA 18, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 िनवरी, 2026
का.आ. 149(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,े एसडीएम
कायागलय, जिू ा बंदर रोड (NH41) के कक.मी 170.4 ककमी स े 170.4 ककमी र्ुजरात राज्य के तक के पेव्ड शोल्डर के साथ
दो लेि म ें उन्नयि हते ु उि अिसु ूची 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 ै
190 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अिसु चू ी
र्ुजरात राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग संख्या-NH41 पर भूधम का अधिग्रहण
क्रधमक सक्षम भूधम का राज्य धजल े का तालकु का िाम र्ावं का िाम
सख्ं या प्राधिकारी धववरण िाम
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 उप राष्ट्रीय र्ुजरात कच्छ
मांडवी 1 बयाथ
प्रभार्ीय राजमार्ग
न्द्यायािीश, संख्या
मुंरा NH41
के कक.मी
170.4
स े कक.मी
171 तक
[फा. स. ं RW-NH-12014/177/2025/GJ/Zone-V]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th January, 2026
S.O. 149(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. 170.4 to 170.4 of SDM office , Juna Bandar Road (NH41 ) in the State of GUJARAT.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on National Highway No. NH41 in the State of GUJARAT.
Sl. CA LA Stre tch Sta te Dist rict Taluk/M andal Name of th e Village
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 SUB NH41 GUJARAT KACHCHH
Mandvi 1 Bayath
DIVISIONAL KM
MAGISTRATE , 170.4
Mundra TO KM
171
[F. No. RW-NH-12014/177/2025/GJ/Zone-V]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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