**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, published in the Gazette of India on January 20, 2026. It authorizes designated officers to perform functions related to land acquisition for the reconstruction and upgrading of National Highway 57 (NH-57) in Odisha. The notification is effective from the date of its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization:** The notification authorizes officers listed in the schedule to act as competent authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Project Scope:** The authorization relates to land acquisition for the following work on NH-57 in Odisha:
* Reconstruction of Bridges Major Bridge at Takera at km. 184.200
* Four Minor Bridges at km 189.400, 190.600, 191.400 and 193.200
* Upgrading to 2-laning with paved shoulders.
* **Geographic Scope:** The affected land is within the state of Odisha, Nayagarh district, Dasapalla Taluk, Specifically impacting villages of Gopalpur, Rathipur, Asaniberna and Takera. The NH-57 stretch falling between km 183.1 and km 185.72 will be affected.
* **Schedule:** The schedule provides specific details of the land, state, districts, taluk, and villages affected by the project.
* **Effective Date:** The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Impact Analysis**
**Deputy Collector, Nayagarh**
* **Impact:** The Deputy Collector of Nayagarh is designated as the competent authority for performing functions related to land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** The Deputy Collector needs to execute the duties of competent authority under the National Highways Act, 1956, related to the land acquisition for the specified project.
**Residents/Landowners of Gopalpur, Rathipur, Asaniberna and Takera**
* **Impact:** Their land may be subject to acquisition for the reconstruction and upgrading of NH-57.
* **Action Required:** They may need to cooperate with the land acquisition process and potentially be involved in compensation or relocation procedures.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The act under which the central government is exercising its powers to authorize officers for land acquisition for highway projects.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry issuing the notification regarding land acquisition for the specified highway project.
National Highway-57: The specific national highway undergoing reconstruction and requiring land acquisition.
Odisha: The state where the land acquisition for the specified project is taking place.
Takera: The specific location where bridge reconstruction is occurring on National Highway-57.
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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.ं 276] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िनवरी 20, 2026/पौष 30, 1947 25/आषाढ़ 3, 1947
No. 276] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026/PAUSHA 30, 1947 SHADHA 3, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 िनवरी, 2026
का.आ. 304(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के
खंड (क) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इस अजधसूचना के िासकीय रािपत्र में प्रकाजित होने की
तारीख स,े राष्ट्रीय रािमागग-57 पर ताकेरा के पुनर्नगमागण दक.मी 184.200 और चार लघु पुल दकमी 189.400,
190.600, 191.400 और 193.200 दकमी तक पेव्ड िोल्डर के साथ िो लेन में उन्नयन हते ु उि अनुसूची के
स्ट्तम्भ (4), (5), (6) और (7) में क्रमिः उजल्लजखत राज्य, जिलों, तालुकों और गावों से सम्बजन्द्धत उि अनुसूची
के स्ट्तम्भ (3) की तत्सस्ट्थानी प्रजवजि में जवजनर्िगि भूजम के सम्बन्द्ध में अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में उजल्लजखत
अजधकाररयों को उि अजधजनयम के अन्द्तगगत सक्षम अजधकाररयों के कृत्सयों का जनष्पािन करने के जलए एतद्द्वारा
सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप में प्राजधकृत करती ह ै
424 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
उडीसा राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग गसख्ं या-NH57 पर ताकेरा के पनु र्नमग ाणग दक.मी 184.200 और चार लघ ुपलु दकमी
189.400, 190.600, 191.400 और 193.200 दकमी तक भूजम का अजधग्रहण
क्रजमक सक्षम भूजम का राज्य जिल ेका तालकु का नाम गावं का नाम
सख्ं या प्राजधकारी जववरण 4 नाम 6 7
1 2 3 5
1 जडप्टी राष्ट्रीय उडीसा नयागढ़ िासपल्ला 1 गोपालपरु
कलेक्टर, रािमागग
संख्या 2 रजथपुर
नयागढ़
NH57
3 असाजनबेरना
के दक.मी
4 टकेरा
183.1
से दक.मी
185.72 तक
[फा. स.ं RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th January, 2026
S.O. 304(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
Reconstruction of Bridges Major Bridge at Takera at km. 184.200 and four Minor Bridges at km 189.400, 190.600,
191.400 and 193.200 on NH-57 in the State of ODISHA.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition for Reconstruction of Bridges Major Bridge at Takera at km. 184.200 and four Minor
Bridges at km 189.400, 190.600, 191.400 and 193.200 on National Highway No. 57 in the State of ODISHA.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1 Deputy NH57 ODISHA NAYAGARH
Dasapalla 1 Gopalpur
Collector, KM
2 Rathipur
Nayagarh 183.1 TO
KM 3 Asaniberna
185.72
4 Takera
[F. No. RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016]
SAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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