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Publication of notification under Section 3D

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**Executive Summary** This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on May 12, 2026, declares the absolute acquisition of land for the widening and strengthening of NH-26 in Odisha. The acquisition covers 0.4432 hectares in Nabarangpur District for upgrading the stretch from Km 239/280 to Km 294/280 to a 2-lane road with paved shoulders and a toll plaza. Following the settlement of prior objections, the specified land now vests entirely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. **Key Points / Main Content** **Statutory Authority and Background** * The declaration is made under Section 3D(1) and (2) of the National Highways Act, 1956. * It follows the initial "intention to acquire" notification (S.O. 5231(E)) dated November 17, 2025. * Summaries of the initial notification were published in the newspapers “THE SAMAJ” and “AJIKALI” on January 18, 2026. * The Competent Authority has officially considered and settled all objections received under Section 3-C of the Act. **Project Scope and Purpose** * **Location:** NH-26, covering the stretch from Km 239/280 (Koksara) in Kalahandi District to Km 294/280 in Nabarangpur District, Odisha. * **Infrastructure:** Widening and strengthening the existing 2-lane road into a 2-lane road with paved shoulders. * **Additional Facilities:** Land is acquired for the construction, maintenance, management, and operation of a Toll Plaza. **Land Acquisition Details** * **Total Area:** 0.4432 Hectares. * **Specific Location:** Village Taragaon, Taluk and District Nabarangpur, Odisha. * **Land Types:** Includes private land (Paddy-1, Bagayat, Dangar-2, Gharbari) and Government land (Road, Patita, Nadi, Godharasa). * **Legal Status:** Upon publication of this notification, the land is legally vested in the Central Government. **Impact Analysis** **Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways)** * **Impact:** Obtains absolute legal ownership and possession of the 0.4432 hectares of land specified in the schedule. * **Action Required:** Proceed with the planned construction, management, and operation of the NH-26 widening project and Toll Plaza. **Private Landowners (e.g., Ajay Mahapatra, Bhagban Sethia, et al.)** * **Impact:** Divestment of ownership of 30 specific survey plots listed in the schedule (e.g., Survey Nos. 131, 134, 161). * **Action Required:** Surrender the specified land parcels to the Central Government as they are now free from all encumbrances. **State Government of Odisha (Revenue and Rural Development Departments)** * **Impact:** Transfer of specific government-held plots (e.g., Survey Nos. 120, 132, 142, 28) to the Central Government for national highway purposes. * **Action Required:** Update state land records to reflect the transfer of title and vesting of land in the Central Government.

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National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation (specifically Section 3D) under which the Central Government is acquiring land for infrastructure development. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for the notification and execution of the highway expansion project. National Highway 26 (NH-26): The specific highway stretch from Km 239/280 to Km 294/280 designated for widening and construction of a toll plaza. Kalahandi and Nabarangpur, Odisha: The specific districts and state where the land acquisition for the highway project is located.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-14052026-272539 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D4H0x5x2x0 26-272539 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2349] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, मई 12, 2026/विै ाख 22, 1948 No. 2349] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026/VAISAKHA 22, 1948 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 12 मई, 2026 का.आ. 2441(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार ने, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ्उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उपधारा (1) के अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. 5231(E) तारीख 17/11/2025, िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, उपखडं (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा उड़ीसा राज्य के राष्ट्रीय राि मागग-26 के दक.मी. 239/280 (कोकसरा) ज़िला कालाहांडी स े दक.मी.294/280 (नबरंगपुर) ज़िला तक मौिूिा 2-लने को 2-लेन पेव्ड िोल्डर के साथ चौडीकरण के भूखण्ड पर टोल प्लािा के जनमागण, अनुरक्षण, प्रबधं न और प्रचालन के जलए उस अजधसूचना स ेउपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम का अिगन करने के अपन े आिय की घोषणा की थी ; और उक्त अजधसूचना का सार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3क की उपधारा (3) के अधीन तारीख "18/01/2026 को “समाि”, 18/01/2026 को “आजिकाली” " म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था ; िबदक सक्षम प्राजधकारी को धारा 3-ग के तहत िायर आपजि प्राप्त हुई ह,ै जिस पर जवचार दकया गया ह ैऔर उसका उजचत रूप स े जनपटान दकया गया; और सक्षम प्राजधकारी न े उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (1) के अनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को अपनी ररपोटग िे िी ह ै; 3406 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की उक्त ररपोटग प्राप्त हो िान े पर और उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रिि िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ैदक उक्त अनुसूची म ेंजवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम का पूवोक्त प्रयोिन के जलए अिगन दकया िाना चाजहए ; और अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (2) के अनुसरण म ें यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन पर, उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स ेमुक्त होकर आत्यजन्द्तक रूप स े केन्द्रीय सरकार म ेंजनजहत हो िाएगी । अनसु चू ी उड़ीसा राज्य के राष्ट्रीय राि माग-ग 26 के दक.मी. 239/280 (कोकसरा) ज़िला कालाहाडं ी स ेदक.मी. 294/280 (नबरंगपरु ) ज़िला तक मौििू ा 2-लने को 2-लने पव्े ड िोल्डर के साथ चौडी करण के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना सजहत अथवा सरं चना रजहत जववरण। राज्य का नाम: उड़ीसा जिल े का नाम: नबरंगपरु क्रजमक सर्वक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की भूजम का भस्ू र्वाम़ी/ जहिबद्ध व्यजियों का नाम सख्ं या प्रकृजि क्षत्रे फल (हक्े टेयर म)ें 1 2 3 4 5 6 िालकु का नाम: नबरंगपरु गार्वं का नाम: िरागाओं 1 120 सरकाऱी रोड 0.004 रुरल डेर्वलपमेंट, गोव्ि. ओऍफ़ ्‌ ओजडशा 2 131 जनि़ी पैड़ी-1 0.0057 अिय महापात्र ,ऍस/ ्‌ओ मदन महापात्र 3 132 सरकाऱी गोधरासा 0.015 रेर्वेन्य ू जडपाटटमेंट, गोव्ि. ओऍफ़ ्‌ओजडशा 4 133 जनि़ी पैड़ी-1 0.0255 अिय महापात्र ,ऍस/ ्‌ओ मदन महापात्र 5 134 जनि़ी पैड़ी-1 0.0595 भगबान सेजिया, कुसा सेजिया, दमदार सेजिया,ऍस ्‌/ओ- मोहन सेजिया, रत्नाकर सेजिया, ऍस ्‌/ओ- सोमनाि सेजिया 6 140 जनि़ी पैड़ी-1 0.0396 सत्य डांबा ऍस ्‌/ओ: घास़ी डांबा 7 140 जनि़ी पैड़ी-1 0.023 जिमाई डांबो डबल्य/ूओ: घास़ी डांबो 140/1487 8 140 जनि़ी पैड़ी-1 0.017 ददनदयाल िनै ऍस ्‌/ओ: सुबाश चंद्र िैन 140/1492 9 140 जनि़ी पैड़ी-1 0.009 रंि़ीि मेहिा ऍस ्‌/ओ: सुबास महे िा 140/1492/1504 10 142 सरकाऱी रोड 0.004 रुरल डेर्वलपमेंट, गोव्ि. ओऍफ़ ्‌ ओजडशा 11 143 सरकाऱी पजिि 0.004 रेर्वेन्य ू जडपाटटमेंट, गोव्ि. ओऍफ़ ्‌ओजडशा 12 144 सरकाऱी पजिि 0.015 रेर्वेन्य ू जडपाटटमेंट, गोव्ि. ओऍफ़ ्‌ओजडशा 13 159 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.005 दारा सत्यनारायण, ऍस/ ्‌ओ- दारा समल ू 14 160 जनि़ी बागायि 0.0101 जलयाखि एऍल ्‌ऐ खान दरु ाऩी ऍस/ ्‌ओ: अब्दलु रेहमान खान दरु ाऩी[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 15 160 जनि़ी बागायि 0.0071 मोहम्मद एऍल ्‌ऐ बदीखान दरु ाऩी ऍस ्‌/ओ: जलयाकुआि एऍल ्‌ऐ खान दरु ाऩी 160/1478 16 160 जनि़ी बागायि 0.0071 मोहम्मद एऍल ्‌ऐ बदीखान दरु ाऩी ऍस ्‌/ओ: जलयाकुआि एऍल ्‌ऐ खान दरु ाऩी 160/1478/1516 17 161 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.003 मोहम्मद एऍल ्‌ऐ बदीखान दरु ाऩी ऍस ्‌/ओ: जलयाकुआि एऍल ्‌ऐ खान दरु ाऩी 161/1479/143 18 161 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.0068 ररना िैन यूआर ्‌ऍफ़ ्‌ अग्रर्वाल डबल्य/ू ओ: ददनदयाल िनै 161/1479/144 19 161 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.003 ददनदयाल िनै ऍस ्‌/ओ: सुबाश चंद्र िैन 161/1479/146 20 161 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.012 सुदसटन पाजणग्राह़ी ऍस/ ्‌ओ: भाग़ीरि़ी पाजणग्राह़ी 161/1479/147 21 161 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.013 जनलम अग्रर्वाल डबल्य/ूओ: मुकेश कुमार अग्रर्वाल कास्टे: बाजनया 161/1479/148 22 161 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.007 ररना िैन यूआर ्‌ऍफ़ ्‌ अग्रर्वाल डबल्य/ू ओ: ददनदयाल िनै 161/1479/1501 23 161/1479/1493 जनि़ी घरबाऱी 0.015 देबेन्द्रनाि जबशोय़ी ऍस/ ्‌ओ: लैक्समैन जबशोय़ी 24 161/1479/1493 जनि़ी डांगर-ऐऐ 0.006 लबन्या जनध़ी साहू ऍस ्‌/ओ: बालाकृष्ण साहू सागर साहू ऍस ्‌/ओ: जनरंिन साहू 25 161/1479/1494 जनि़ी घरबाऱी 0.003 ददनदयाल िनै ऍस ्‌/ओ: सुबाश चंद्र िैन 161/1479/146/1494 26 165 जनि़ी घरबाऱी 0.004 हऱी माि़ी, ऍस ्‌/ओ- सुकुटा माि़ी 27 166 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.0045 हऱी माि़ी, ऍस ्‌/ओ- सुकुटा माि़ी 28 167 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.017 नारायण भिरा, महस्े र्वर भिरा, नरससंह भिरा, पगनू भिरा, मदन भिरा, दसरू भिरा, हऱी भिरा, ऍस ्‌/ओ- लजलि भिरा, ऩीला भिरा, कनक भिरा, ऍस/ ्‌ओ- कृष्णा भिरा, ह़ीरामऩी भिरा, डबल्य/ूओ- कृष्णा भिरा 29 169 जनि़ी डांगर-2 0.0053 बैद्यनाि पुिाऱी, ऍस/ ्‌ओ- रघुनाि पुिाऱी 30 28 सरकाऱी नद़ी 0.093 रेर्वेन्य ू जडपाटटमेंट, गोव्ि. ओऍफ़ ्‌ओजडशा कुल योग 0.4432 [फा. स.ं RO/BBSR/NH/26/OD/2024-25/707/KSG/3D] िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th May, 2026 S.O. 2441(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 5231(E) Dated:17/11/2025 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for construction of Toll Plaza Maintenance, management and operation for Widening and strengthening of existing 2-lane to 2-lane with paved shoulder from Km. 239/280(Koksara) to Km. 294/280 (Nabarangpur) of NH-26 in Kalahandi & Nabarangpur District in the State of ODISHA. And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “THE SAMAJ ” dated 18/01/2026 , “AJIKALI” dated 18/01/2026 ; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has received objections filed under Section 3-C, considered and settled the same appropriately; And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority has submitted its report to the Central Government; Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose; And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said Schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling in the stretch of land for Widening and strengthening of existing 2-lane to 2-lane with paved shoulder from Km. 239/280 (Koksara) to Km. 294/280 (Nabarangpur) of NH-26 in Kalahandi & Nabarangpur District in the State of ODISHA. State: ODISHA District: NABARANGPUR Sl. Survey/Plot Type of Nature of Area Name of Land Owner/Interested Person No. Number Land Land (in Hectares) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taluk: Nabarangpur Village: Taragaon 1 120 Government ROAD 0.004 RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA 2 131 Private PADDY-1 0.0057 AJAY MAHAPATRA ,S/O MADAN MAHAPATRA 3 132 Government GODHARASA 0.015 REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA 4 133 Private PADDY-1 0.0255 AJAY MAHAPATRA ,S/O MADAN MAHAPATRA 5 134 Private PADDY-1 0.0595 BHAGBAN SETHIA, KUSA SETHIA, DAMDAR SETHIA,S/O- MOHAN SETHIA, RATNAKAR SETHIA, S/O- SOMNATH SETHIA 6 140 Private PADDY-1 0.0396 SATYA DAMBA S/O: GHASI DAMBA 7 140 Private PADDY-1 0.023 JHIMAI DAMBO W/O: GHASI DAMBO 140/1487 8 140 Private PADDY-1 0.017 DINDAYAL JAIN S/O: SUBASH CHANDRA JAIN 140/1492[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 9 140 Private PADDY-1 0.009 RANJIT MEHTA S/O: SUBAS MEHTA 140/1492/1504 10 142 Government ROAD 0.004 RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA 11 143 Government PATITA 0.004 REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA 12 144 Government PATITA 0.015 REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA 13 159 Private DANGAR-2 0.005 DARA SATYANARAYANA, S/O- DARA SAMLU 14 160 Private BAGAYAT 0.0101 LIAKHAT ALI KHAN DURANI S/O: ABDUL REHMAN KHAN DURANI 15 160 Private BAGAYAT 0.0071 MOHAMMAD ALI BARDIKHAN DURANI S/O: LIAKUATH ALI KHAN DURANI 160/1478 16 160 Private BAGAYAT 0.0071 MOHAMMAD ALI BARDIKHAN DURANI S/O: LIAKUATH ALI KHAN DURANI 160/1478/1516 17 161 Private DANGAR-2 0.003 MOHAMMAD ALI BARDIKHAN DURANI S/O: LIAKUATH ALI KHAN DURANI 161/1479/143 18 161 Private DANGAR-2 0.0068 RINA JAIN URF AGRAWAL W/O: DINDAYAL JAIN 161/1479/144 19 161 Private DANGAR-2 0.003 DINDAYAL JAIN S/O: SUBASH CHANDRA JAIN 161/1479/146 20 161 Private DANGAR-2 0.012 SUDARSAN PANIGRAHI S/O: BHAGIRATHI PANIGRAHI 161/1479/147 21 161 Private DANGAR-2 0.013 NILAM AGRAWAL W/O: MUKESH KUMAR AGRAWAL 161/1479/148 22 161 Private DANGAR-2 0.007 RINA JAIN URF AGRAWAL W/O: DINDAYAL JAIN 161/1479/1501 23 161/1479/1493 Private GHARBARI 0.015 DEBENDRANATH BISHOYEE S/O: LAXMAN BISHOYEE 24 161/1479/1493 Private DANGAR-II 0.006 LABNYA NIDHI SAHU S/O: BALAKRUSHNA SAHU SAGAR SAHU S/O: NIRANJAN SAHU 25 161/1479/1494 Private GHARBARI 0.003 DINDAYAL JAIN S/O: SUBASH CHANDRA JAIN 161/1479/146/1494 26 165 Private GHARBARI 0.004 HARI MAJHI, S/O- SUKUTA MAJHI 27 166 Private DANGAR-2 0.0045 HARI MAJHI, S/O- SUKUTA MAJHI 28 167 Private DANGAR-2 0.017 NARAYAN BHATRA, MAHESWAR BHATRA, NARASINGH BHATRA, PAGNU BHATRA, MADAN BHATRA, DASRU BHATRA, HARI BHATRA, S/O- LALIT BHATRA, NILA BHATRA,6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] KANAK BHATRA, S/O- KRUSHNA BHATRA, HIRAMANI BHATRA, W/O- KRUSHNA BHATRA 29 169 Private DANGAR-2 0.0053 BAIDYANATH PUJARI, S/O- RAGHUNATH PUJARI 30 28 Government NADI 0.093 REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA Total 0.4432 [F. No. RO/BBSR/NH/26/OD/2024-25/707/KSG/3D] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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