**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the upgrade of National Highway 701 (NH-701) in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The notification, effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette on January 8, 2026, authorises designated officers to perform functions related to land acquisition for upgrading the Rafiabad-Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar-Chamkot road from two lanes to four lanes between Km 0+000 and Km 13+000.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authority:** The Central Government, using powers conferred by the National Highways Act, 1956, issues this notification.
* **Project:** Upgrade of the Rafiabad-Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar-Chamkot road (National Highway 701) from two lanes to four lanes.
* **Location:** This project is located in the Baramulla district of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
* **Stretch:** The upgrade applies to the section of NH-701 between Km 0+000 and Km 13+000.
* **Land Acquisition:** The notification pertains to the acquisition of land in specific areas for the road upgrade.
* **Authorized Officers:** The Deputy Commissioner is designated as the competent authority under the National Highways Act, 1956 to perform functions related to land acquisition.
* **Affected Areas:** The affected area includes land from the village Gund Karim Khan, in the Taluk of Dangiwacha.
**Impact Analysis**
**Government of India / Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Responsible for upgrading the national highway infrastructure.
* **Action Required:** Oversee the land acquisition process and the execution of the road upgrade project.
**Deputy Commissioner (Baramulla)**
* **Impact:** Authorized to perform functions related to land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Action Required:** Execute land acquisition processes as per the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956.
**Landowners/Residents of Gund Karim Khan (Baramulla District)**
* **Impact:** Potential loss of land due to acquisition for the road upgrade.
* **Action Required:** Engage with the Deputy Commissioner regarding land valuation, compensation, and potential relocation.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Empowers the Central Government regarding national highways. Section 3(a) provides powers used in this notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry issuing the notification regarding land acquisition.
National Highway 701: The national highway being upgraded from two lanes to four lanes.
Jammu and Kashmir: The Union Territory where the road upgrading project is taking place.
Baramulla: The district within Jammu and Kashmir where the relevant section of National Highway 701 is located.
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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.ं 136] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िनवरी 8, 2026/पौि 18, 1947
No. 136] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026/PAUSHA 18, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 िनवरी, 2026
का.आ. 146(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के खडं (क)
द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इस अजधसूचना के िासकीय रािपत्र में प्रकाजित होने की तारीख से, िम्म ू और
कश्मीर (केंर िाजसत प्रिेि) राज्य के बारामलू ा जिल े म ें नवीन घोजित राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग सख्ं या-701 रफीआबाि-कुपवाड़ा-
चौकीबल-तगं धार-चमकोट रोड़ के दक.मी. 0+000 स ेदक.मी. 13+000 तक मौिूिा का उन्नयन िो लेन से चार लने हते ु उि
अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (4), (5), (6) और (7) म ें क्रमिः उजल्लजखत राज्य, जिलों, तालुकों और गावों से सम्बजन्द्धत उि अनुसूची
के स्ट्तम्भ (3) की तत्सस्ट्थानी प्रजवजि म ेंजवजनर्िगि भूजम के सम्बन्द्ध म ेंअनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ेंउजल्लजखत अजधकाररयों को उि
अजधजनयम के अन्द्तगगत सक्षम अजधकाररयों के कृत्सयों का जनष्पािन करने के जलए एतद्द्वारा सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ेंप्राजधकृत
करती ह।ै
187 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर (केंर िाजसत प्रिेि) राज्य म ेंनवीन घोजित राष्ट्रीय रािमाग गसख्ं या-701 के दक.मी. 0+000 स ेदक.मी.
13+000तक के रफीआबाि-कुपवाड़ा-चौकीबल-तगं धार-चमकोट रोड़ के जलए भजू म अिनग हते ुप्रभाजवत ग्रामो की सचू ी।
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 िम्मू बारामूला
डांगीवाचा 1 गुण्ड करीम खान
कजमश्नर रािमागग और
संख्या कश्मीर
NH701
के दक.मी 0
स े दक.मी 13
तक
[फा. स. ं Rev/LAK/05/2020]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th January, 2026
S.O. 146(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 up gradation of existing 2 lane to 4 lane road
from Km.0+000 to Km. 13+000 to Rafiabad-Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar-Chamkot Road Newly declared
National Highway NH-701 in the district of BARAMULLA in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on Newly declared National Highway NH-701 Rafiabad-Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar-
Chamkot Road from Km.0+000 to Km 13+000 in the UT of Jammu & Kahsmir.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1 Deputy NH701 JAMMU & BARAMULLA
Dangiwacha 1 Gund Karim Khan
Commissioner KM 0 KASHMIR
TO KM
13
[F. No. Rev/LAK/05/2020]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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