**Executive Summary**
This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 71 in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The acquisition process is governed by the National Highways Act, 1956, and interested parties have twenty-one days from the date of this notification to submit objections.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose of Land Acquisition:**
* To acquire land for the public purpose of building (widening/six-laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 71.
* The specific section of the highway is from Km 0.000 to Km 57.046, covering the Renigunta to Naidupeta stretch in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh.
* **Legal Framework:**
* The acquisition is conducted under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956).
* **Objection Period and Procedure:**
* Any person interested in the acquired land has twenty-one days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette to object to its use for the specified purpose.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, the Joint Collector, Tirupati.
* Objections should clearly state the grounds for objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* The Competent Authority's order, after hearing objections and conducting further inquiry, will be final as per sub-section (2) of Section 3C of the Act.
* **Land Details:**
* A schedule detailing the land to be acquired is provided, including survey plot numbers, type and nature of land, and area in both local units and hectares.
* The land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Key Dates:**
* The notification was published on March 9, 2026.
* Objections must be submitted within twenty-one days from this date.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Landowners/Interested Parties**
* **Impact:** Their land parcels are designated for acquisition for public infrastructure development. They may experience disruption to their current land use.
* **Action Required:** Submit written objections, stating grounds, to the Joint Collector, Tirupati, within twenty-one days of the notification's publication, if they are interested in contesting the acquisition or its terms. They can also inspect detailed land plans at the Competent Authority's office.
* **Central Government/Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Will undertake the land acquisition process as per the National Highways Act, 1956, to facilitate the highway project.
* **Action Required:** To proceed with the acquisition process based on the notification and to consider any objections received from interested parties.
* **Competent Authority (Joint Collector, Tirupati)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for receiving and adjudicating objections related to the land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** To hear objections from interested parties, conduct necessary inquiries, and issue a final order regarding the objections. To make land plans and other details available for inspection.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary law under which the land acquisition for the highway is being conducted.
Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956: Specific section of the Act granting powers for land acquisition for public purposes.
Section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956: Specific section of the Act detailing the process for objections to land acquisition.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry issuing the notification for land acquisition.
Joint Collector, Tirupati: The competent authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections to the land acquisition.
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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.ं 1162] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, माच ग9, 2026/फाल्ग नु 18, 1947
No. 1162] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026/PHALGUNA 18, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 माचग, 2026
का.आ. 1214(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग अधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ें इसके
पशचात् उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उपिारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि
हो जाि ेके पशचाधकक आंध्रप्रदेश राज्य के धतरुपधत धजल ेम ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् गसख्ं या 71 के 0.000 कक.मी. स.े 57.046 कक.मी
तक के भूखण्ड (रेधिर् ंटा स े िाय ड पेटा सेक्शि)का धिमागण (चौडा करिे/छः लेि का बिािा आकद,), अि रक्षण, प्रबंि और
प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त वणगि िीच े अि सूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का
अजगि करिे के अपिे आशय की घोषणा करती ह;ै
कोई व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उपिारा (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 आक्षेप कर
सकेर्ा;
ऐसा प्रकयेक आक्षेप सक्षम प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत संय क्त कलेक्टर, धतरुपधत को धलधखत रूप म ेककया जाएर्ा और उसम ें
उसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर्े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आक्षेपकताग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ेया ककसी धवधि व्यवसायी द्वारा
1673 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
स िे जाि े का अवसर दर्े ा और ऐसे आक्षेपों की स िवाई के पशचात् तर्ाऐसी और जााँच करि ेके पशचात,् यकद कोई हो, धजस े
सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझ,े आदेश द्वारा या तो आक्षेपों को अि ज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या अिि ज्ञात कर सकेर्ा;
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उपिारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई आदशे अंधतम
होर्ा; और.
इस अधिसूचिा के अतं र्तग 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।ै
अिस चू ी
आंध्र प्रदेश राज्य के धतरुपधत धजले म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग संख्या 71 के 0.000 कक.मी.स े57.046 कक.मी.तक
(रेधिर् ंटा स े िायड पेटा खडं )के धलए अजगि की जािे वाली संरचिा रधहत अर्वा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण।
राज्य का िाम: आध्रं प्रदेश धजल े का िाम: धतरुपधत
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
तालक का िाम: श्रीकालाहस्ती
र्ावं का िाम: श्रीकालहस्ती
धवलेज
1 14/5 सरकारी 445.17 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.044517
साइट (र्विगमेंट)
तालक का िाम: पल्े लाक रु
र्ावं का िाम: पि बका
2 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 566.58 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.056658
3 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 404.7 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.04047
4 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 687.99 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.068799
5 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 1335.51 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.133551
6 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 809.4 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.08094
7 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 364.23 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.036423
8 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 809.4 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.08094
9 408/2A धिजी ड्राय (पट्टा) 1456.92 (वर् ग मीटर) 0.145692
Total 0.68799
[फा. स. ं NHAI/PIU-TPT/3(a)/P-IV/2022/3A]
िे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 9th March, 2026
S.O. 1214(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/six laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of National Highway No 71 in the stretch of land
from Km 0.000 to Km 57.046 (Renigunta to Naidupeta Section) in the district of Tirupati in the state of Andhra Pradesh,
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, the Joint Collector, Tirupati 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 covered under this 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 structure falling within the stretch of land from
Km. 0.000 to Km. 57.046 (Renigunta - Naidupeta Section) of the National Highway No. 71 in the District of Tirupati
in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
State: ANDHRA PRADESH District: Tirupati
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Srikalahasthi
Village: Srikalahasti
1 14/5 Government Village Site 445.17 (Square Meter ) 0.044517
Taluk: Pellakur
Village: Punabaka
2 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 566.58 (Square Meter ) 0.056658
3 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 404.7 (Square Meter ) 0.04047
4 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 687.99 (Square Meter ) 0.068799
5 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 1335.51 (Square Meter ) 0.133551
6 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 809.4 (Square Meter ) 0.08094
7 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 364.23 (Square Meter ) 0.036423
8 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 809.4 (Square Meter ) 0.08094
9 408/2A Private Dry (Patta) 1456.92 (Square Meter ) 0.145692
Total 0.68799
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-TPT/3(a)/P-IV/2022/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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