**Executive Summary**
This document, a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, authorizes the acquisition of land for the construction of a Vehicle Underpass (VUP) with a service road on National Highway 16 (NH-16) in Andhra Pradesh. The specific location is the Nellore Bypass section, from Km 1374+155 to Km 1376+275. The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Gazette of India (December 29, 2025).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose:** Acquisition of land for the construction of a Vehicle Underpass (VUP) with service road.
* **Location:**
* National Highway: NH-16
* State: Andhra Pradesh
* Section: Nellore Bypass
* Kilometer Range: Km 1374+155 to Km 1376+275
* **Authorization:** The Central Government authorizes specific officers to perform the functions of a Competent Authority for the land acquisition.
* **Scope:** The land acquisition supports the building (widening/six laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of the VUP.
**Impact Analysis**
**Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore**
* **Impact:** As the Competent Authority, will be responsible for land acquisition on the stretch of land from Km. 1374.155 to Km 1376.275 of NH16 in Nellore.
* **Action Required:** Execute the functions of the Competent Authority as per the National Highways Act, 1956, to acquire the specified land.
**Villagers of Nellore Bit II and Nellore Bit-1**
* **Impact:** They may be impacted by the construction of VUP with the service road due to acquisition of their lands.
* **Action Required:** Villagers should await official notifications and procedures related to land acquisition, if they are identified as part of the project footprint.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The central law authorizing the government to manage and develop national highways, cited as the legal basis for the notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The issuing authority of the notification regarding the construction of VUP and land acquisition.
NH-16: National Highway 16, the specific road project affected by the notification.
Andhra Pradesh: The state where the specified section of NH-16 and the associated construction project are located.
Nellore: District and location of the bypass section of NH-16 affected.
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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.ं 5860] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, दिसम्ब र 29, 2025/पौष 8, 1947
No. 5860] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2025/PAUSHA 8, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 दिसम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 6060(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् गअधिधियम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की िारा 3 के खडं (ए)
द्वारा प्रदत्त शधियों प्रयोर् करते हुए, िीच े दी र्यी अिुसूची म े यथा धिधिददष्ट 1374.155 दकमी स े 1376.275 दकमी के
NH16 तक, “आंध्र प्रदशे राज्य म ें एिएच -16 के िल्े लोर बाईपास खंड के दकमी 1374+155 स े दकमी 1376+275 तक
सर्िगस रोड के साथ िीयूपी के धिमागण” के भुखण्ड के संबंि म ें राष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग के धिमाणग (चोड़ाकरि े / छह लिे का बिाि,े
आदद), अिुरक्षण,प्रबंि और प्रचालि हते ु उि अधिधियम के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी के कृत्यो का पालि करि े के धलए इस
अधिसूचिा के राजपत्र म ेप्रकाशि दक तारीख स े सक्षम प्राधिकारी के रूप म ेप्राधिकृत करती ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
आंध्र प्रदेश राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग संख्या 16 पर िीयूपी के धिमागण (चौड़ीकरण/छह लेनिंर् आदद), रखरखाि, प्रबंिि
और संचालि हते ु “आध्रं प्रदेश राज्य म ें राष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग संख्या 16 के िल्े लोर बाईपास खडं के दकमी 1374+155 स े दकमी
1376+275 तक सर्िगस रोड सधहत िीयूपी के धिमागण” के धलए राष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग संख्या 16 पर िीयूपी के धलए प्रस्ताधित
मार्ागधिकार के संबंि म ेंभूधम अधिग्रहण।
8767 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
क्रधमक सक्षम भूधम का राज्य धजल े का िाम तालकु का िाम र्ािं का िाम
सख्ं या प्राधिकारी धििरण 4 5 6 7
1 2 3
1 राजस्ि राष्ट्रीय आंध्र एसपीएसआर
िेल्लोर शहरी 1 िेल्लोर धबट.II
प्रभार्ीय राजमार्ग प्रदेश िेल्लोर
िेल्लोर ग्रामीण 1 िेल्लोर धबट -II
अधिकारी, संख्या
िेल्लोर NH16 2 िेल्लोर धबट-1
के दक.मी
1374.155
से दक.मी
1376.275
तक
[फा. स.ं 20011/NHAI/PIU/NLR/N-B/CP-VUP/DPR/2025]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th December, 2025
S.O. 6060(E).—In exercise of the 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 scheduled
annexed hereto as the Competent Authority to perform the functions of such authority 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 for “Construction
of VUP with Service Road from Km.1374+155 to Km.1376+275 of Nellore Bypass section of NH-16 in the state of
Andhra Pradesh” for building (widening/Six laning etc.), maintenance, management and operation of the VUP on
National Highway No.16 in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
SCHEDULE
Acquisition of land in respect of proposed Right of Way for VUP on National Highway No.16 on the stretch
of land from Km.1374+155 to Km.1376+275 for “Construction of VUP with Service Road from Km.1374+155 to
Km.1376+275 of Nellore Bypass section of NH-16 in the state of Andhra Pradesh” for building (widening/Six laning
etc.), maintenance, management and operation of the VUP on National Highway No.16 in the state of Andhra
Pradesh.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1 Revenue NH16 ANDHRA SPSR
Nellore Urban 1 Nellore Bit.II
Divisional KM PRADESH Nellore
Nellore Rural 1 Nellore Bit-II
Officer, 1374.155
Nellore TO KM 2 Nellore Bit-1
1376.275
[F. No. 20011/NHAI/PIU/NLR/N-B/CP-VUP/DPR/2025]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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