**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on May 29, 2026, authorizes specific officers as competent authorities for land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956. The purpose is to facilitate the widening, strengthening, and upgradation of National Highway 326 (NH326) to a two-lane road with paved shoulders in the state of Odisha. The authorization is effective from the date of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Statutory Authorization**
* The Central Government has exercised powers under clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The notification officially designates "Competent Authorities" (CALA) to perform functions related to land acquisition for NH326.
**Project Scope and Location**
* **Highway:** National Highway No. 326 (NH326).
* **Objective:** Land acquisition for widening and strengthening the highway to 2-laning with paved shoulders.
* **Stretches:** The project covers KM 311.700 to 413.700 and KM 429.700 to 513.700.
* **Geographic Reach:** The land is situated within the districts of Koraput and Malkangiri in the State of Odisha.
**Designated Competent Authorities**
The following Tahsildars are authorized to act as competent authorities for their respective jurisdictions:
* **Tahsildar Jeypore:** For the stretch from KM 311.7 to 325.1 (Koraput District).
* **Tahsildar Boipariguda:** For the stretch from KM 325.1 to 361.05 (Koraput District).
* **Tahsildar Khairiput:** For the stretch from KM 361.05 to 364.55 (Malkangiri District).
* **Tahsildar Mathili:** For the stretch from KM 364.55 to 392.8 (Malkangiri District).
* **Tahsildar Malkangiri:** For the stretch from KM 392.8 to 442.02 (Malkangiri District).
* **Tahsildar Kalimela:** For the stretch from KM 442.02 to 492.25 (Malkangiri District).
* **Tahsildar Motu:** For the stretch from KM 492.25 to 513.7 (Malkangiri District).
**Impact Analysis**
**Designated Tahsildars (Competent Authorities)**
**Impact**
They are legally empowered to execute all functions and duties related to land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956, for the specified stretches of NH326.
**Action Required**
Commence and oversee the land acquisition process within their respective jurisdictions as per the schedules provided in the document.
**Landowners and Residents in Affected Villages**
**Impact**
Landowners in over 100 specified villages across Jeypore, Boipariguda, Khairiput, Mathili, Malkangiri, Kalimela, and Motu will be affected by the land acquisition for highway widening.
**Action Required**
Monitor official communications from the designated Tahsildars regarding the acquisition of their specific land parcels.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
The Ministry establishes the legal and administrative framework necessary to move forward with the NH326 infrastructure project in Odisha.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with the authorized CALAs to proceed with the planned highway widening and strengthening project.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its power to acquire land and authorize competent authorities for highway development.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for the notification and oversight of national highway development and land acquisition.
National Highway 326 (NH326): The specific highway stretch (km 311.700 to 513.700) identified for widening, strengthening, and upgradation to two lanes with paved shoulders.
Odisha: The state where the land acquisition and highway project are centrally located, specifically impacting Koraput and Malkangiri districts.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2649] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 29, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 8, 1948
No. 2649] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026/JYAISTHA 8, 1948
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2742(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के
खंड (क) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इस अजधसूचना के िासकीय रािपत्र में प्रकाजित होने की तारीख स,े
तहसीलिार िेपोर (राष्ट्रीय रािमागग 326) के दक.मी 311.700 दकमी से 325.100 दकमी उडीसा राज्य म,ें 325.100
दकमी से 361.050 दकमी (बोईपाररग़ुडा) उडीसा राज्य में, 361.050 दकमी से 364.550 दकमी (ख़ैररपुट) उडीसा राज्य
म,ें 364.550 दकमी स े392.800 दकमी (मजिली) उडीसा राज्य में, 392.800 दकमी स े442.020 दकमी (मलकानजगरी)
उडीसा राज्य में, 442.050 दकमी से 492.250 दकमी (कालीमेला) उडीसा राज्य म,ें 492.250 दकमी से 513.700
दकमी (मोटू) तक उडीसा राज्य में पेव्ड िोल्डर के साि िो लने में उन्नयन हते ु उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (4), (5), (6) और
(7) में क्रमिः उजल्लजखत राज्य, जिलों, तालुकों और गावों स ेसम्बजन्द्धत उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (3) की तत्सस्ट्िानी प्रजवजि
में जवजनर्िगि भूजम के सम्बन्द्ध म ेंअनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (2) में उजल्लजखत अजधकाररयों को उि अजधजनयम के अन्द्तगगत सक्षम
अजधकाररयों के कृत्सयों का जनष्पािन करन े के जलए एतद्द्वारा सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ेंप्राजधकृत करती है I
3858 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
उडीसा राज्य में राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-326 पर दक.मी 311.700 दकमी से 413.700 और दक.मी 429.700 दकमी
से 513.700 तक भूजम का अजधग्रहण
क्रजमक सक्षम भजू म का राज्य जिल ेका नाम तालुक का नाम गावं का नाम
सख्ं या प्राजधकारी जववरण 4 5 6 7
1 2 3
1 तहसीलिार राष्ट्रीय उडीसा कोरापुट ियपुर 1 िगन्नािपुर
िैपोर रािमागग
संख्या
2 टांकुआ
NH326
के दक.मी 3 जडमाला
311.7
से दक.मी 4 पिमपुर
325.1 तक
5 िराजडपुट
6 िोजगपुट
7 भटाचचंची
8 डांगाराचचंची
9 िुबकनाडी
10 कंिेई
11 ियपोर
2 तहसीलिार राष्ट्रीय उडीसा कोरापुट बोईपाररग़ुडा 1 जबचालकोटा
बोईपाररग़ुडा रािमागग
संख्या 2 चन्द्रपडा
NH326
3 पालीगुडा
के दक.मी
325.1 4 बोइपाररगुडा
से दक.मी 5 गुंठागुडा
361.05
6 बाजसनीगुडा
तक
7 बाजत्रपुट
8 लजिमपुर
9 कोलार
10 गनीपुट
11 मौउली[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3 तहसीलिार राष्ट्रीय उडीसा मालकानजगरर खैरीपुट 1 गोचबंिपाली
ख़ैररपुट रािमागग
संख्या
NH326
के दक.मी
361.05
से दक.मी
364.55
तक
4 तहसीलिार राष्ट्रीय उडीसा मालकानजगरर माजिली 1 चालानगुडा
मजिली रािमागग
संख्या
2 उद्िजुलबेडा
NH326
के दक.मी 3 गोदियाली
364.55
से दक.मी 4 माजिजल
392.8 तक
5 सानाझुलुजनबहाल
6 बालीगुडा
7 मुंडागुडा
8 बुरुडीगुडा
9 अनलािोडी
10 कटरी मझीगुडा
11 सालपिर
12 पंगाम
13 बोिागुडा
14 जसरागुडा
15 कुआजसगुडा
16 नायकगुडा
17 मुकागुडा
18 कटामेटा
19 पाखानमुना4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
5 तहसीलिार राष्ट्रीय उडीसा मालकानजगरर मालकानजगरर 1 सरजगगुडा
मलकानजगरी रािमागग
संख्या
2 सपगल्ली
NH326
के दक.मी 3 पंदरपानी
392.8
से दक.मी 4 भालूगुडा
442.02
5 पुिारी मुंडा
तक
6 झारटकागुडा
7 बजत्रयातल
8 सोररसमाला
9 जसमागुडी
10 चंपाखरी
11 ठाकुरपल्ली
12 पालकांडा
13 बंधागुडा
14 चसंध्रीमाला
15 न्द्यू जसमागुडी
16 मलकानजगरी
17 गुंजडयागुडा
18 ियनगर
19 बसंतपुर
20 तमसा
21 िगन्नािपल्ली
22 टंडापल्ली
23 जसखापल्ली
24 कोडेलमेटला
25 बिली[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
26 पुजलजमटला
27 बडीपिर
6 तहसीलिार राष्ट्रीय उडीसा मालकानजगरर कालीमेला 1 कालीमेला
कालीमेला रािमागग
संख्या
2 अंबागुडा
NH326
के दक.मी 3 पोटाखाल
442.02
से दक.मी 4 पेंजडकोंडा
492.25
5 कंगुरुकोण्डा
तक
6 पेडावाडा
7 एरबनपल्ली
8 एरगोंडा
9 तेलराई
10 िकोलगांधी
11 नालागुंिी
12 िोगांडा
13 कुननपल्ली
14 लुगेल
15 महारािपल्ली
16 एमपीवी 81
17 कोइकोंडा
18 मलवारम
19 भुबनपाली
7 तहसीलिार राष्ट्रीय उडीसा मालकानजगरर मोटू 1 एमपीवी 57
मोटू रािमागग
संख्या
2 पुसुगुडा
NH326
के दक.मी 3 मोटू
492.25
4 मजडगुरु6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
से दक.मी 5 कुनरपल्ली
513.7 तक
6 भूसनपल्ली
7 लच्िीपाटा
8 एमपीवी 55
9 कोटागुडा
[फा. स.ं RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2026
S.O. 2742(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 upgradation to 2 laning with paved
shoulders of km. 311.7 to 325.1 of Tahsildar Jeypore in the State of ODISHA, 325.1 to 361.05 of Tahasildar
Boipariguda in the State of ODISHA, 361.05 to 364.55 of Tahasildar Khairiput in the State of ODISHA, 364.55 to
392.8 of Tahasildar Mathili in the State of ODISHA, 392.8 to 442.02 of Tahasildar Malkangiri in the State of
ODISHA, 442.02 to 492.25 of Tahasildar Kalimela in the State of ODISHA, 492.25 to 513.7 of Tahasildar Motu in
the State of ODISHA.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on National Highway No. NH326 for Widening and Strengthening from 311.700 to 413.700 and
km 429.700 to km 513.700 in the State of ODISHA.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No. 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1 Tahsildar NH326 ODISHA KORAPUT
Jeypore 1 Jagannathpur
Jeypore KM
2 Tankua
311.7
TO KM 3 Dimala
325.1
4 Padampur
5 Tharadiput
6 Jogiput
7 Bhatachinchi
8 Dangarchinchi
9 Jubakanadi
10 Kanjei
11 Jeypore[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
2 Tahasildar NH326 ODISHA KORAPUT
Boipariguda 1 Bichalkota
Boipariguda KM
2 Chandrapada
325.1
TO KM 3 Paliguda
361.05
4 Boiporiguda
5 Gunthaguda
6 Basiniguda
7 Batriput
8 Lachhimpur
9 Kollar
10 Ganiput
11 Mounli
3 Tahasildar NH326 ODISHA MALKANGIRI
Khairiput 1 Gobindapally
Khairiput KM
361.05
TO KM
364.55
4 Tahasildar NH326 ODISHA MALKANGIRI
Mathili 1 Challanguda
Mathili KM
2 Udulibeda
364.55
TO KM 3 Godiali
392.8
4 Mathili
5 Sanajhulunibahal
6 Baliguda
7 Mundaguda
8 Burudiguda
9 Anlajodi
10 Katri Majhiguda
11 Salapadar
12 Pangam
13 Bodaguda
14 Siraguda
15 Kuasiguda
16 Nayakguda
17 Mukaguda
18 Katameta
19 Pakhanamuna
5 Tahasildar NH326 ODISHA MALKANGIRI
Malkangiri 1 Saragiguda
Malkangiri KM
2 Serpalli
392.8
TO KM 3 Pandripani
442.02
4 Bhaluguda
5 Pujari Munda
6 Jhatikaguda
7 Batriatal
8 Sorisamala
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10 Champakhari
11 Thakurpally
12 Palkanda
13 Bandhaguda
14 Sindhrimala
15 New Simagudi
16 Malkangiri
17 Gundiaguda
18 Jayanagar
19 Basantpur
20 Tamasa
21 Jagannathpalli
22 Tandapalli
23 Sikhapalli
24 Kodelmetla
25 Badli
26 Pullimitla
27 Bigipadar
6 Tahasildar NH326 ODISHA MALKANGIRI
Kalimela 1 Kalimela
Kalimela KM
2 Ambaguda
442.02
TO KM 3 Potakhal
492.25
4 Pendikonda
5 Kangurukonda
6 Pedawada
7 Erbanpalli
8 Eragonda
9 Telrai
10 Jakolgandhi
11 Nalagunthi
12 Doganda
13 Kunanpalli
14 Lugel
15 Maharajpalli
16 MPV-81
17 Koikonda
18 Malvaram
19 Bhubanpalli
7 Tahasildar NH326 ODISHA MALKANGIRI
Motu 1 MPV-57
Motu KM
2 Pusuguda
492.25
TO KM 3 Motu
513.7
4 Madiguru
5 Kunarpalli
6 Bhusanpalli[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9
7 Lachhipata
8 MPV-55
9 Kotaguda
[F. No. RO/BBSR/11017/LA/97/2016]
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