**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on July 13, 2026, declares the Government’s intention to acquire land for the construction and maintenance of a Greenfield Highway in Cuttack, Odisha. The project covers the stretch from Km. 19.82 to Km. 22.07 in the Kishannagar Taluk. Interested persons must submit any objections in writing within twenty-one days of the publication of this notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Scope:** The land acquisition is intended for the building (widening, laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Greenfield Highway (Km. 19.82 to Km. 22.07) in the Cuttack district.
* **Legal Authority:** The notification is issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Objection Procedure:** Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the project within 21 days of this notification's publication. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Tahasildar, Kissan Nagar).
* **Hearing and Resolution:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner. Following an inquiry, the authority will issue an order allowing or disallowing the objections, which shall be final.
* **Land Inspection:** Detailed land plans and descriptions are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Land Description:** The acquisition involves a total of 1.0104008 hectares of land across two villages:
* **Village Dharina:** 14 plots consisting of both private and government land (nature of land includes Chaka, Chakana, Sarad Jal, etc.).
* **Village Kamarpada:** 2 plots of private land (Chaka and Gharabari).
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Private and Government)**
**Impact**
Owners of the specified 1.0104008 hectares in Dharina and Kamarpada villages will have their land acquired for the highway project. They have a legal right to contest the acquisition but must do so within a strict 21-day window.
**Action Required**
Impacted parties should inspect the land plans at the Tahasildar’s office. If they wish to object, they must submit a written statement of grounds to the Tahasildar of Kissan Nagar within 21 days of July 13, 2026.
**Competent Authority (Tahasildar, Kissan Nagar)**
**Impact**
The Tahasildar is designated as the primary authority responsible for managing local objections and facilitating land inspections.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders under section 3C(2) of the Act.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation (specifically Sections 3A and 3C) providing the legal framework for the acquisition of land for national highway development.
Greenfield Highway: The specific infrastructure project for which land is being acquired in the stretch from Km. 19.82 to Km. 22.07.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the road development project.
Cuttack, Odisha: The primary location where the land acquisition is applicable, covering areas in the Kishannagar taluk and villages of Dharina and Kamarpada.
Tahasildar Kissan Nagar: The designated Competent Authority authorized to receive, hear, and decide upon objections raised by persons interested in the land being acquired.
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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.ं 3686] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िलु ाई 13, 2026/आषाढ 22, 1948
No. 3686] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026/ASHADHA 22, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 3848(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक उड़ीसा राज्य के कटक जिले म ें Greenfield Highway के दक.मी. 19.82 स े दक.मी.22.07 (एटी-
दकसान नगर,जडस्ट्ट-कटक) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि),
अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें दिया
गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत् तहसीलिार दकसान नगर को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और
उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदि
5330 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
उड़ीसा राज्य के कटक जिले म ेंGreenfield Highway के दक.मी. 19.82 स ेदक.मी.22.07 के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली
संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: उड़ीसा जिल ेका नाम: कटक
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: दकिननगर
गावं का नाम: धाररना
1 1315 जनिी चाका 0.1401 (एकर ) 0.0566977
2 1316 जनिी चाका 0.0025 (एकर ) 0.0010117
3 1321 सरकारी चकनाल 0.0246 (एकर ) 0.0099555
4 1322 सरकारी चकरस्ट्ता 0.0228 (एकर ) 0.009227
5 1380 जनिी चाका 0.002 (एकर ) 0.0008094
सरि िल
6 1381 सरकारी 0.0715 (एकर ) 0.0289357
िोफसली 2
7 1383 जनिी चाका 0.367 (एकर ) 0.1485229
8 1384 जनिी चाका 0.15 (एकर ) 0.0607042
9 1385 जनिी चाका 0.6216 (एकर ) 0.2515581
10 1419 सरकारी नयनिोरी 0.1938 (एकर ) 0.0784298
11 1420 सरकारी कैनल बंधा 0.173 (एकर ) 0.0700121
12 1421 सरकारी िलािय 2 0.4402 (एकर ) 0.1781465
13 1422 सरकारी कैनल बंधा 0.1234 (एकर ) 0.0499393
14 1423 सरकारी िलािय 2 0.1326 (एकर ) 0.0536625[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गावं का नाम: कमरपाड़ा
15 1110 जनिी चाका 0.027 (एकर ) 0.0109268
16 1115 / 1659 जनिी घराबरी 0.0046 (एकर ) 0.0018616
Total 1.0104008
[फा. स.ं NHAI/CTC-KNDRPR-PRDP/STUP/PIU/BBSR/LA/3(a)/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th July, 2026
S.O. 3848(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 Greenfield
Highway in the stretch of land from Km. 19.82 to Km. 22.07 (AT-Kissan Nagar,Dist-Cuttack) in the district of
Cuttack in the state of ODISHA, 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, Tahasildar Kissan Nagar 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 Greenfield Highway in the stretch of
land from Km. 19.82 to Km. 22.07 (AT-Kissan Nagar,Dist-Cuttack) in the district of Cuttack in the state of ODISHA
State: ODISHA District: Cuttack
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Kishannagar
Village: Dharina
1 1315 Private Chaka 0.1401 (Acre ) 0.0566977
2 1316 Private Chaka 0.0025 (Acre ) 0.0010117
3 1321 Government Chakanal 0.0246 (Acre ) 0.0099555
4 1322 Government Chakarasta 0.0228 (Acre ) 0.009227
5 1380 Private Chaka 0.002 (Acre ) 0.0008094
6 1381 Government Sarad Jal 0.0715 (Acre ) 0.02893574 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Dofasali 2
7 1383 Private Chaka 0.367 (Acre ) 0.1485229
8 1384 Private Chaka 0.15 (Acre ) 0.0607042
9 1385 Private Chaka 0.6216 (Acre ) 0.2515581
10 1419 Government Nayanjori 0.1938 (Acre ) 0.0784298
11 1420 Government Canal Bandha 0.173 (Acre ) 0.0700121
12 1421 Government Jalashaya 2 0.4402 (Acre ) 0.1781465
13 1422 Government Canal Bandha 0.1234 (Acre ) 0.0499393
14 1423 Government Jalashaya 2 0.1326 (Acre ) 0.0536625
Village: Kamarpada
15 1110 Private Chaka 0.027 (Acre ) 0.0109268
16 1115 / 1659 Private Gharabari 0.0046 (Acre ) 0.0018616
Total 1.0104008
[F. No. NHAI/CTC-KNDRPR-PRDP/STUP/PIU/BBSR/LA/3(a)/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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