**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, dated February 24, 2026, authorizes specific officers to act as competent authorities for land acquisition related to the maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 73 in Karnataka. The action is taken under the National Highways Act, 1956. The land acquisition pertains to widening/four-laning of the highway.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization of Competent Authorities:**
* Officers listed in column (2) of the schedule are designated as competent authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* These officers are authorized to perform functions related to land acquisition.
* **Land Acquisition Details:**
* The notification pertains to land in Karnataka state.
* Land acquisition is for National Highway No. NH73.
* Specific areas include Dakshina Kannada district.
* Affected Taluk: Bantwala
* Affected Village: Bantwala Mooda
* Affected stretch: From KM 19.84 to KM 20.15
**Impact Analysis**
**Karnataka State Landowners**
* **Impact**
* Potentially affected by land acquisition for widening/four-laning of NH-73.
* **Action Required**
* Awaiting notification and potential negotiation regarding land acquisition.
**SLAO NH 73 & 275 Mangaluru**
* **Impact**
* Empowered to act as competent authority for land acquisition under the National Highways Act.
* **Action Required**
* Execute duties related to land acquisition for the project in accordance with the Act.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The act under which the Central Government is exercising its powers to authorize officers for land acquisition related to National Highway 73.
NH-73: National Highway 73 in Karnataka, the subject of land acquisition for maintenance, management, and operation.
Karnataka: The state where the land acquisition for NH-73 is taking place.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry issuing the notification regarding land acquisition for National Highway 73.
Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA): The entity authorized to perform functions related to land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
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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.ं 940] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, फरवरी 24, 2026/फाल्ग नु 5, 1947
No. 940] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026/PHALGUNA 5, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 984(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के खडं (क)
द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, कनागटक राज्य राष्ट्रीय रािमागग सख्ं या 73 के (चौड़ाई/चार-लेन, आदि) रखरखाव,
प्रबंधन और संचालन के जलए उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (4), (5), (6) और (7) म ें क्रमिः उजल्लजखत राज्य, जिलों, तालुकों
और गावों स े 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 अन्द्तगतग सक्षम अजधकाररयों के कृत्सयों का जनष्पािन करने के जलए
एतद्द्वारा सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें प्राजधकृत करती ह ै
अनसु चू ी
कनाटग क राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग गसख्ं या-NH73 पर भजू म का अजधग्रहण
क्रजमक सक्षम भूजम का राज्य जिल े तालकु का नाम गावं का नाम
सख्ं या प्राजधकारी जववरण 4 का नाम 6 7
1 2 3 5
1 एसएलएओ राष्ट्रीय कनागटक िजक्षण
बंतवाला 1 बंतवाला मूड़ा
एनएच 73 रािमागग कन्नड़
1356 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
और 275 संख्या
मंगलरुु NH73
के दक.मी
19.84
स े दक.मी
20.15 तक
[फा. स.ं RW/NH-73/Km19.84-20.150/3(a) 2024-25]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th February, 2026
S.O. 984(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 (widening / four - laning, etc.), maintenace,
management and operation of the National Highway No 73 in the State of KARNATAKA.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on National Highway No. NH73 in the State of KARNATAKA.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1 SLAO NH NH73 KARNATAKA DAKSHINA
Bantwala 1 bantwala Mooda
73 & 275 KM KANNADA
Mangaluru 19.84
TO KM
20.15
[F. No. RW/NH-73/Km19.84-20.150/3(a) 2024-25 ]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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