**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification declaring its intention to acquire land in the Koraput district of Odisha for the widening, maintenance, and operation of NH 326. This acquisition affects specific plots in the villages of Naranga and Lamtaput within the Dasamantapur Taluk. Interested parties must submit any written objections to the Competent Authority (Tahsildar Dasamantapur) within 21 days of the notification's publication on March 16, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Statutory Authority and Purpose**
* The Central Government is exercising powers under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The land is required for the public purpose of building (widening to 2-lane with paved shoulder or 4-laning), maintaining, managing, and operating NH 326.
* The project specifically targets the stretch of land from km 205.373 to km 311.700.
* **Land Description and Scope**
* The notification pertains to land in the Koraput district of Odisha, specifically within the Dasamantapur Taluk.
* The "Schedule" identifies 10 specific survey/plot numbers across the villages of Naranga and Lamtaput.
* The total area marked for acquisition in this specific schedule is 0.376366 hectares.
* Land types involved include both private and government-owned agricultural land, forest land (Rakhita P. Jungle), and grazing land (Gochar).
* **Objection and Hearing Process**
* Under Section 3C(1), any person interested in the land may object to its use for the proposed highway works.
* Objections must be filed in writing to the Tahsildar of Dasamantapur and must clearly state the grounds for objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order either allowing or disallowing the objections. Under Section 3C(2), these orders are final.
* **Inspection of Records**
* Detailed land plans and other specifics regarding the acquisition are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Villages of Naranga and Lamtaput)**
**Impact:** Their land parcels (private or agricultural) are subject to government acquisition for highway development.
**Action Required:** They must inspect the land plans at the Tahsildar's office and submit any formal written objections within 21 days of the publication date.
**Competent Authority (Tahsildar Dasamantapur)**
**Impact:** Designated as the primary official responsible for managing the local objection process.
**Action Required:** Must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and pass final orders on the validity of those objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact:** Initiates the legal process to secure land necessary for the expansion and strengthening of NH 326.
**Action Required:** Oversee the acquisition process according to the National Highways Act, 1956, and proceed with the maintenance and management of the specified stretch of highway once the land is secured.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation (specifically Sections 3A and 3C) under which the Central Government is acquiring land for highway development.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the national highway infrastructure project.
NH 326: The specific national highway project involving widening and strengthening in Odisha for which the land acquisition is intended.
Tahsildar, Dasamantapur: The designated Competent Authority authorized to receive and hear legal objections regarding the proposed land acquisition.
Koraput District, Odisha: The central geographic location where the land acquisition and highway development are concentrated, specifically in the Dasamantapur taluk.
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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.ं 1313] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, माच ग16, 2026/फाल्ग नु 25, 1947
No. 1313] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 माच,ग 2026
का.आ. 1372(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त
अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि हो जािे के पश्चात् कक
उडीसा राज्य के कोरापुट धजले में राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 326 के कक.मी. 205.373 से कक.मी. 311.700 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के धिमागण
(चौडीकरण/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 िीचे अिुसूची में कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करिे के अपिे आशय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम में धहतबद्ध है, उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) के अिीि पूवोक्त प्रयोजि के धलए
ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र में इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख से इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी आपधत्त प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत् तहसीलदार, दसमंतपुर को धलधखत रूप में प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसमें उसके
आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर् े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकताग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप में या ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुिे जािे का
अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करिे के पश्चात्, यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक
समझे, आदेश 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 में उपलब्ि ह ैं और
उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
1899 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अिसु चू ी
उडीसा राज्य के कोरापटु धजल ेम ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग326 के कक.मी. 290.1 स ेकक.मी. 295.6 के धलए अजिग की जाि ेवाली संरचिा
रधहत अर्वा सरं चिा सधहत भधू म का सधं क्षप्त धववरण ।
राज्य का िाम: उडीसा धजल ेका िाम: कोरापटु
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भधूम का प्रकार भधूम की प्रकृधत भधूम का क्षत्रे फल भधूम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: दसमतं परु
र्ांव का िाम: िारंर्ा
1 359 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर (डी-ऐऐ) 0.04 (एकर ) 0.0161878
2 359/531 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर (डी-ऐऐ) 0.18 (एकर ) 0.072845
3 360 सरकारी एग्रीकल्चर (ए.ए.ए) 0.0400001 (एकर ) 0.0161878
4 366 सरकारी एग्रीकल्चर (रधखता (पी.जंर्ल)) 0.0400001 (एकर ) 0.0161878
र्ांव का िाम: लमतापटु
5 242/299 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर (डी-ऐऐ) 0.0250001 (एकर ) 0.0101174
6 243 सरकारी एग्रीकल्चर (रधखता (र्ोचर)) 0.3099993 (एकर ) 0.1254553
7 243 सरकारी एग्रीकल्चर (रधखता (र्ोचर)) 0.16 (एकर ) 0.0647511
8 244 सरकारी एग्रीकल्चर (रधखता (र्ोचर)) 0.095 (एकर ) 0.038446
9 273 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर (डी-ऐ) 0.0250001 (एकर ) 0.0101174
10 275 सरकारी एग्रीकल्चर (सरबा सािारणा (रस्ता)) 0.015 (एकर ) 0.0060704
Total 0.376366
[फा. सं. RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th March, 2026
S.O. 1372(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
NH 326 in the stretch of land from Widening & Strengthening of existing 2 lane with paved shoulder from km 205.373
to 311.700 Km in the district of KORAPUT 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Tahsildar Dasamantapur 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 NH326 in the stretch of land
from Km. 290.1 to Km. 295.6 (Dasamantapur) in the district of KORAPUT in the state of ODISHA.
State: ODISHA District: KORAPUT
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
Number (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Dasamantapur
Village: Naranga
1 359 Private Agriculture (D-II) 0.04 (Acre ) 0.0161878
2 359/531 Private Agriculture (D-II) 0.18 (Acre ) 0.072845
Agriculture (A.A.A
3 360 Government 0.0400001 (Acre ) 0.0161878
(Dhoda))
Agriculture (Rakhita
4 366 Government 0.0400001 (Acre ) 0.0161878
(P.Jungle))
Village: Lamtaput
5 242/299 Private Agriculture (D-II) 0.0250001 (Acre ) 0.0101174
Agriculture (Rakhita
6 243 Government 0.3099993 (Acre ) 0.1254553
(Gochar))
Agriculture (Rakhita
7 243 Government 0.16 (Acre ) 0.0647511
(Gochar))
Agriculture (Rakhita
8 244 Government 0.095 (Acre ) 0.038446
(Gochar))
9 273 Private Agriculture (D-I) 0.0250001 (Acre ) 0.0101174
Agriculture (Sarba
10 275 Government 0.015 (Acre ) 0.0060704
Sadharana (Rasta))
Total 0.376366
[F. No. RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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