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THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

VOL. LXI No.50 THURSDAY, 22^nd JANUARY, 2026 / 2^nd MAGHA, 1947 (SAKA)

UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

COLLECTORATE

KAVARATTI – 682 555

F.No.34/79/ 2025 -LR

Dated: 17.01.2026

NOTIFICATION OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

(SUB SECTION 1 of SECTION 4)

Lakshadweep Administration intends to acquire the following land for a public purpose as stated below, as

per the relevant provisions of the ‘The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for which Social Impact Assessment study has to be undertaken for the

affected area as per Section 4 of the said Act read with Sub rule 1 of Rule 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2014.

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Project Developer

Indian Air Force

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Brief Description about purpose of proposed

acquisition of land

Agatti Island is a strategically important location within the

Lakshadweep archipelago due to its geographical positioning,

connectivity, and existing airstrip infrastructure. The increasing

administrative, security, and operational requirements in the

region necessitate the establishment of dedicated Forward/Field

Base Support Units (FBSUs) to enhance response capability,

logistical coordination, and long-term strategic presence.

Currently, the absence of a dedicated facility limits the

operational efficiency of the concerned unit/department,

particularly in areas such as rapid deployment, resource staging,

storage,

maintenance,

and

personnel

accommodation.

Establishing FBSUs will significantly augment regional

readiness and improve the effectiveness of ongoing and future

missions.

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THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

3

1

1259

1B

160

47

1268

3

1120

2

1259

2B

150

48

1268

4

450

3

1259

5B

210

49

1268

6

3620

4

1263

1

350

50

1268

7

1120

5

1263

2

40

51

1268

8

3150

6

1263

3

130

52

1268

9

1110

7

1263

4

120

53

1270

2

2140

8

1263

5

160

54

1270

3

350

9

1263

6A

1000

55

1270

4

3250

10

1263

6B

1100

56

1270

5A

210

11

1263

6C

2190

57

1270

5B

210

12

1263

7

1660

58

1270

5C

210

13

1263

8

550

59

1270

5D

210

14

1263

9A

4050

60

1270

6

1130

15

1263

10A

1530

61

1270

7

1340

16

1264

2

50

62

1270

8

3400

17

1264

3

30

63

1271

1

2060

18

1264

4

790

64

1271

2

260

19

1264

5

790

65

1271

3

410

20

1264

6

650

66

1271

4

160

21

1264

7

220

67

1271

7

1290

22

1264

8

80

68

1273

2B

440

23

1264

9

240

69

1273

3B

190

24

1264

10

720

70

1273

4

370

25

1265

1

6250

71

1273

5

430

26

1265

2

380

72

1273

6

1080

27

1265

4

90

73

1273

7

70

28

1265

5

380

74

1273

8

220

29

1265

6

480

75

1273

9

150

30

1265

7

390

76

1274

2

130

31

1265

8

750

77

1274

3

2120

32

1265

9

290

78

1274

4

1060

33

1265

10

2080

79

1274

5

730

34

1266

4B

700

80

1274

6A

3610

35

1266

10B

80

81

1274

7

1270

36

1266

12

140

82

1275

1

180

37

1266

13B

140

83

1275

2

520

38

1266

14B

170

84

1275

3

560

39

1266

15B

80

85

1275

4

140

40

1266

16B

80

86

1275

5

130

41

1267

1B

110

87

1275

6

140

42

1267

3B

160

88

1275

7

160

43

1267

4B

70

89

1275

8

80

44

1267

6B

280

90

1275

9

80

45

1268

1

980

91

1275

10

100

46

1268

2

310

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THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

92

1276

1B

330

119

1283

6

6280

93

1276

2B

120

120

1284

2

9100

94

1277

1B

80

121

1285

2 A

2820

95

1277

2B

130

122

1285

2 D

2850

96

1277

3B

130

123

1285

3

1900

97

1277

4

510

124

1285

4A

300

98

1277

5A

400

125

1285

4B

300

99

1277

5B

400

126

1285

4C

300

100

1277

5C

790

127

1286

1B

1770

101

1278

2B

470

128

1286

2B

4870

102

1278

3B

250

129

1286

3B

4430

103

1278

4

220

130

1286

4

1820

104

1278

5

1020

131

1286

5

1300

105

1279

2

820

132

1286

6A

470

106

1279

3

2480

133

1286

6B

460

107

1280

2

90

134

1287

1B

4630

108

1280

3

90

135

1287

2B

6230

109

1280

4

370

136

1288

2

1800

110

1280

5

490

137

1288

3

2420

111

1280

6

640

138

1289

2

600

112

1281

2

620

139

1289

3A

2370

113

1281

3

1890

140

1290

1

1720

114

1282

2B

1240

141

1290

2

410

115

1282

3

540

142

1290

3

530

116

1282

4

250

143

1290

4

220

117

1282

5

260

144

1290

5

280

118

1283

5B

2700

145

1290

6A

2730

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Extend of Land to be acquired

Measuring 152760 Sq.m of land proposed for acquisition of

land for IA FBSUs at Agatti

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Project Area to be covered under S.I.A.

Yes

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Affected Area to be covered under S.I.A.

Not mandatory

Requirement of consent of Gram Sabhas and

/or land owners

Social Impact Assessment Activities:

1

Consultations

With all the concerned stakeholders of the proposed area

including the Gram Sabha.

2

Survey (Organization undertake the study)

Social Impact Assessment & Consent Society, UT of

Lakshadweep will complete survey of the proposed area under

acquisition within 2 (Two) months from the date of

publication of this Notification.

3

Public hearing/s

S.I.A. Unit will decide the time and place for public hearing

before submitting the S.I.A. report.

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Timeline

S.I.A. report and Social Impact Management Plan should be

completed within 2 (Two) months from the date of issuance of

this notification and to be published on the notice board of

Collectorate,

Lakshadweep

and

the

concerned

Gram

Panchayat.

If any attempt to coercion or threat is noticed/ brought to notice, the same will render this exercise null and

void.

The contact information of the Social Impact Assessment Unit:

Office of the S.I.A. Unit,

SIACS (Environment & Forest),

Kavaratti, Lakshadweep– 682555.

Phone No; 04896262592.

Sd/-

(Shivam Chandra, IAS)

Collector (LA)