**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land in the Idukki district of Kerala for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of NH85 from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636. Interested parties have 21 days from the date of publication (September 26, 2025) to object to the land acquisition. Details of the land are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire Land:**
* The Central Government intends to acquire land in the Idukki district of Kerala for public purposes related to NH85.
* The specific purpose includes construction, maintenance, management, and operation of NH85.
* **Objection Process:**
* Interested persons can object to the land acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Special Tahsildar, LA NH 85, Idukki.
* Objectors have the opportunity to be heard by the Competent Authority.
* The Competent Authority's decision on objections is final.
* **Land Details:**
* Detailed land plans are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* The schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structures.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder**: Landowners/Interested Parties in Idukki District, Kerala
**Impact:**
Their land may be acquired for the NH85 project.
**Action Required:**
If they have objections to the land acquisition, they must submit them in writing to the Special Tahsildar, LA NH 85, Idukki within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Stakeholder**: Competent Authority (Special Tahsildar, LA NH 85, Idukki)
**Impact:**
They are responsible for receiving, reviewing, and responding to objections related to the land acquisition.
**Action Required:**
Receive and review any objections submitted within the 21-day period, provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, conduct necessary inquiries, and make a final decision on the objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary law being invoked for the land acquisition.
NH85: The national highway being widened/improved.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry issuing the notification.
Idukki: The district in Kerala where the land acquisition is taking place.
Section 3A: Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 provides power to Central Government to acquire land for National Highways.
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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.ं 4268] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, जसतम्ब र 26, 2025/आजव न 4, 1947
No. 4268] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025/ASVINA 4, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 26 जसतम्ब र, 2025
का.आ. 4388(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ेंइसके पश्चात ्
उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि हो जाि े
के पश्चात ् कक केरल राज्य के इडुक्की धजले म ें NH85 के कक.मी. 0 स े कक.मी.124.636 () तक के भू-खण्ड के धिमाणग
(चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड शोल्डर सधहत 2-लेि/4-लेि का बिािा आकद), अिुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए
वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त वणगि िीच े अिुसूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करि े के अपि े आशय की
घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) के अिीि पूवोक्त
प्रयोजि के धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख स े इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी
आपधत्त प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत ् स्पशे ल तहसीलदार, एल ए एि एच 85, इडुक्की को धलधखत रूप म े
प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसमें उसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर्े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता ग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म े
6443 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
या ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुिे जािे का अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ्तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करिे
के पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझ,े आदशे द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या
अििुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम
होर्ा ।
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आि ेवाली भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ेंउपलब्ि
ह ैंऔर उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अिसु चू ी
केरल राज्य के इडुक्की धजले म ेंNH85 के कक.मी. 0 स े कक.मी.124.636 के धलए अजिग की जािे वाली संरचिा रधहत
अर्वा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण
राज्य का िाम: केरल धजल े का िाम: इडुक्की
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: देवीकुलम
र्ावं का िाम: पल्लीवसल
1 51-14 धिजी (ड्राय लडैं ) एग्रीकल्चर 0.853439 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.853439
2 56-14 धिजी (ड्राय लडैं ) एग्रीकल्चर 0.047484 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.047484
Total 0.900923
[फा. स. ं 12254/PIU-CHN-II/NH85:Koc-Mun/LA 3a-3A-3D/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th September, 2025
S.O. 4388(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 NH85 in the
stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 () in the district of IDUKKI in the state of KERALA, 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, Special Tahsildar, LA NH 85,
Idukki 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH85 in the stretch of land from
Km. 0 to Km. 124.636 () in the district of IDUKKI in the state of KERALA
State: KERALA District: IDUKKI
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: Devikulam
Village: Pallivasal
Private (Dry
1 51-14 Agriculture 0.853439 (Hectare ) 0.853439
Land)
Private (Dry
2 56-14 Agriculture 0.047484 (Hectare ) 0.047484
Land)
Total 0.900923
[F. No. 12254/PIU-CHN-II/NH85:Koc-Mun/LA 3a-3A-3D/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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