VOL. LXII No.48 WEDNESDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER, 2026/ 1st ASVINA, 1948 (SAKA)
UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
COLLECTORATE
KAVARATTI -682555
Phone: 04896- 262384, 262279, 263974 E-mail ID: [email protected]
F.No.34/56/2025-LR/839 Dated. 22.09.2026
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.
| 1 | Project Developer | Director, Department of Tourism, Kavaratti Island, U .T of Lakshadweep |
| 2 | Brief Description about purpose of proposed acqui- sition of land | Land acquisition of land for the development of Family Hut at Kadmat |
| 3 | Extend of Land to be ac- quired | ||||||||||
| Sl. NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 | SY. No 237 237 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 | SD. No 11B 12 1 2A 3A 4A 5 6A1 6A2 7 8 9A 10A1A 10A1B 10A1C 11A 12 13A 13B 14 15 16 | Area in Sqm 14.00 6.90 5.60 2.80 3.30 4.00 1.30 1.70 1.50 2.80 2.20 5.10 4.10 2.10 2.10 8.50 2.50 1.90 1.90 3.30 2.30 3.40 | Sl. NO 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 | SY. No 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 | SD. No 17 18 19A 19B 19C 19D 19E 19F 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 | Area in Sqm 5.80 18.30 2.50 4.40 1.20 0.70 1.50 2.10 2.40 13.20 5.50 1.80 1.90 3.00 1.20 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 3.60 1.90 | ||||
| Total =15950 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Project Area to be covered under S.I.A. | Measuring 15950 Sq. m private land proposed for the development of Family Hut at Kadmat. | |||||||||
| 5 | Affected Area to be covered under S.I.A. | Yes | |||||||||
| 6 | Requirement of consent of Gram Sabhas and /or land owners | Not mandatory |
Social Impact Assessment Activities:
| 1 | Consultations | With all the concerned stakeholders of the proposed area including the Gram Sabha. |
| 2 | Survey (Organization under- take 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 hear- ing before submitting the S.I.A. report. |
| 4 | 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.
As per Section 4(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) must be completed within six months from the date of its notification. The SIA notification issued vide F.No.34/56/2025-LR dated 05.01.2026 has exceeded the six-month period, however, the Social Impact Assessment Report has not yet been submitted by the SIACS.
Accordingly, with the approval of the Appropriate Government, a fresh Social Impact Assessment notification is hereby issued. The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) notification issued vide F.No.34/56/2025-LR dated 05.01.2026, is hereby cancelled.
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/-
(JAGDISH SHARMA, DANICS)
Collector (LA)
4 THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYUNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
COLLECTORATE
KAVARATTI -682555 Phone: 04896- 262384, 262279, 263974 / E-mail ID: [email protected]
F.No.34/78/2025-LR/840 Dated. 22.09.2026
NOTIFICATION OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
(SUB SECTION 1 of SECTION 4)
Lakshadweep Administration intends to acquire the following land for a public pur- pose 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 Trans- parency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2014.
| 1 | Project Developer | Tourism Department, Kavaratti U.T of Lakshad- weep. | |||||||||
| 2 | Brief Description about pur- pose of proposed acquisition of land | Acquisition of additional land for the develop- ment of the City Centre at Agatti Island. | |||||||||
| 3 | Extend of Land to be acquired | ||||||||||
| Sl No | Sy. No | Sd. No | Area | Sl. No | Sy. No | Sd. No | Area | ||||
| 1 | 989 | 3A | 524 | 10 | 990 | 7B | 214 | ||||
| 2 | 989 | 4A1 | 532 | 11 | 990 | 4 | 60 | ||||
| 3 | 988 | 5A2 | 20 | 12 | 990 | 5B | 38 | ||||
| 4 | 988 | 7B | 95 | 13 | 991 | 2B | 63 | ||||
| 5 | 990 | 2A | 10 | 14 | 991 | 3B | 100 | ||||
| 6 | 990 | 3A | 90 | 15 | 991 | 5C | 45 | ||||
| 7 | 990 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 991 | 6B | 25 | ||||
| 8 | 990 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 991 | 4A | 20 | ||||
| 9 | 990 | 6B | 22 | Total | 1908 | ||||||
| 4 | Project Area to be covered under S.I.A. | Measuring 1908 Sq. m land proposed for the de- velopment of City Centre at Agatti Island, | |||||||||
| 5 | Affected Area to be covered under S.I.A. | Yes | |||||||||
| 6 | Requirement of consent of Gram Sabhas and /or land owners | Not mandatory |
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. |
| 4 | 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.
As per Section 4(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) must be completed within six months from the date of its notification. The SIA notification issued vide F.No.34/78/2025-LR dated 05.01.2026 has exceeded the six-month period, however, the Social Impact Assessment Report has not yet been submitted by the SIACS.
Accordingly, with the approval of the Appropriate Government, a fresh Social Impact Assessment notification is hereby issued. The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) notification issued vide F.No.34/78/2025-LR dated 05.01.2026 is hereby cancelled.
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/-
(JAGDISH SHARMA, DANICS)
Collector (LA)
6 THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYUNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
COLLECTORATE
KAVARATTI -682555
Phone: 04896- 262384, 262279, 263974 / E-mail ID: [email protected]
F.No.34/77 /2025-LR/841 Dated.22.09.2026
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.
| 1 | Project Developer | Director of Health Services, U.T of Lakshad- weep |
| 2 | Brief Description about pur- pose of proposed acquisition of land | Acquisition of additional land for the expan- sion of Rajiv Gandhi Specialty Hospital, Agatti Island. The existing thirty-bedded hospital is in adequate to cater to the medical needs of the people of Agatti as well as people from other islands who are shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Hospital through medical evacuations. Therefore, it is required to augment the present facility with more beds and other medical infrastructure. Also, it is required to construct private wards in order to cater to the tourists who are arriving in Lakshadweep with standard facilities. Agatti is indeed the gateway to Lakshadweep since airport is situated there and attached islets Bangaram and Thinnakara are both domestic and international tourist destination. Lakshadweep Administration is in the process of developing high- end eco-tourism facilities in the islands. Therefore, it is the bound responsibility of the department of Health to scale up the existing health infrastructure to cater the health needs of tourist as well as public. |
| 3 | Extend of Land to be acquired | Total =1369 Sqm | ||||||||
| Sl. No | Sy. No | Sd. No | Area | Sl. No | Sy. No | Sd. No | Area | |||
| 1 | 990 | 6A | 24 | 9 | 988 | 5A1 | 100 | |||
| 2 | 990 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 988 | 6 | 50 | |||
| 3 | 990 | 20B2C | 105 | 11 | 991 | 5B | 35 | |||
| 4 | 990 | 7A | 66 | 12 | 991 | 10B | 86 | |||
| 5 | 990 | 5A | 32 | 13 | 998 | 2B | 7 | |||
| 6 | 999 | 9 | 340 | 14 | 998 | 3B | 24 | |||
| 7 | 988 | 4A2 | 103 | 15 | 998 | 8B | 132 | |||
| 8 | 988 | 7A | 145 | 16 | 998 | 11 | 80 | |||
| 4 | Project Area to be covered under S.I.A. | Measuring 1369 Sq. m land proposed for the additional land for the expansion of Rajiv Gandhi Specialized Hospital, Agatti Island. | ||||||||
| 5 | Affected Area to be covered un- der S.I.A. | Yes | ||||||||
| 6 | Requirement of consent of Gram Sabhas and /or land own- ers | Not mandatory |
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. |
| 4 | 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.
As per Section 4(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) must be completed within six months from the date of its notification. The SIA notification is- sued vide F. No. 34/77/2025-LR/119 dated 03.02.2026 has exceeded the six-month period, however, the Social Impact Assessment Report has not yet been submitted by the SIACS.
Accordingly, with the approval of the Appropriate Government, a fresh Social Impact Assessment notification is hereby issued. The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) notification issued vide F. No. 34/77/2025-LR/119 dated 03.02.2026 is hereby cancelled.
8 THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYThe 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/-
(JAGDISH SHARMA, DANICS)
COLLECTOR (LA)
UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
COLLECTORATE
KAVARATTI -682555 Phone: 04896- 262384, 262279, 263974/ E-mail ID: [email protected]
F.No.34/25/2025-LR/842 Dated. 22.09.2026
NOTIFICATION OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
(SUB SECTION 1 of SECTION 4)
Lakshadweep Administration intends to acquire the following land for a public pur- pose 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 Trans- parency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2014.
| 1 | Project Developer | Director, Port, Shipping & Aviation, U.T of Lakshadweep, Kavaratti Island | |||||||
| 2 | Brief Description about purpose of proposed acquisition of land | Land acquisition for the construction of em- barkation facilities on the western side of Kadmat Island | |||||||
| 3 | Extend of Land to be acquired | ||||||||
| Sl. No | Sy. No | Area | Sl. No | Sy. No | Area | ||||
| 1 | 162/6A2A4B | 920 | 2 | 162/1A1B | 530 | ||||
| Total -1450 Sqm | |||||||||
| 4 | Project Area to be covered under S.I.A. | Measuring 1450 sq. m of land proposed for the construction of western-side embarkation facili- ties at Kadmat Island. |
| 5 | Affected Area to be covered un- der S.I.A. | Yes |
| 6 | Requirement of consent of Gram Sabhas and /or land owners | Not mandatory |
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) from the date of publication of this months Notification. |
| 3 | Public hearing/s | S.I.A. Unit will decide the time and place for pub- lic hearing before submitting the S.I.A. report. |
| 4 | 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 Pancha- yat. |
If any attempt to coercion or threat is noticed/ brought to notice, the same will render this exercise null and void.
As per Section 4(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) must be completed within six months from the date of its notification. The SIA notification issued vide F. No. 34/25/2025-LR, dated 18.12.2025 has exceeded the six-month period, however, the Social Impact Assessment Report has not yet been submitted by the SIACS.
Accordingly, with the approval of the Appropriate Government, a fresh Social Impact Assessment notification is hereby issued. The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) notification issued vide F. No. 34/25/2025-LR, dated 18.12.2025 is hereby cancelled.
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/-
(JAGDISH SHARMA, DANICS)
COLLECTOR (LA)
10 THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYUNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
COLLECTORATE
KAVARATTI -682555
Phone: 04896- 262384, 262279, 263974/ E-mail ID: [email protected]
F.No.34/82/2025-LR(II)/843 Dated. 22.09.2026
NOTIFICATION OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
(SUB SECTION 1 of SECTION 4)
Lakshadweep Administration intends to acquire the following land for a public pur- pose 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 Trans- parency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2014.
| 1 | Project Developer | Director of Health Services, U.T of Lakshadweep | |||||
| 2 | Brief Description about purpose of proposed acquisition of land | Acquisition of additional land (Wakf) for the expansion of Rajiv Gandhi Specialty Hospital, Agatti Island. The existing thirty-bedded hospital is in adequate to cater to the medical needs of the people of Agatti as well as people from other islands who are shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Hospital through medical evacuations. Therefore, it is required to augment the present facility with more beds and other medical infrastructure. Also, it is required to construct private wards in order to cater to the tourists who are arriving in Lakshadweep with standard facilities. Agatti is indeed the gateway to Lakshadweep since airport is situated there and attached islets Bangaram and Thinnakara are both domestic and international tourist destination. Lakshadweep Ad- ministration is in the process of developing high- end eco-tourism facilities in the islands. Therefore, it is the bound responsibility of the department of Health to scale up the existing health infrastructure to cater the health needs of tourist as well as pub- lic. | |||||
| 3 | Extend of Land to be acquired | Total = 1464 Sqm | |||||
| Sl. No | Sy. No | Sd. No | Area in Sqm | ||||
| 1 | 999 | 10A | 1464 | ||||
| 4 | Project Area to be covered un- der S.I.A. | Measuring 1464 Sq. m additional land (Wakf) pro- posed for the expansion of Rajiv Gandhi Special- ized Hospital, Agatti Island. |
| 5 | Affected Area to be covered un- der S.I.A. | Yes |
| 6 | Requirement of consent of Gram Sabhas and /or land own- ers | Not mandatory |
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. |
| 4 | 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.
As per Section 4(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) must be completed within six months from the date of its notification. The SIA notification issued vide F. No. 34/82/2025-LR/120 dated 03.02.2026 has exceeded the six-month period, however, the Social Impact Assessment Report has not yet been submitted by the SIACS.
Accordingly, with the approval of the Appropriate Government, a fresh Social Impact Assessment notification is hereby issued. The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) notification issued vide F. No. 34/82/2025-LR/120 dated 03.02.2026 is hereby cancelled.
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/-
(JAGDISH SHARMA, DANICS)
COLLECTOR (LA)
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