REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 18th March 2025
S.R.O. No. 204/2025ʊWhereas the Declaration under section 19(1) of the
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation
and Resettlement Act, 2013, was issued from the O/o the Collector & District
Magistrate, Boudh vide No. 10288 dated 04.12.2023 for acquisition of Ac.69.03 of
private land in 13 villages under Harabhanga Tahasil of Boudh District i.e.,
Paramanandapur (Ac.3.780), Purunakatak(Ac.5.110), Kharasankulai(Ac.2.190),
Palasakutuni(Ac.0.220),
Chandrasekharpur(Ac.1.980),
Tavapadar(Ac.5.860),
Kanpur(Ac.8.430),
Pitambarpur
(Ac.7.530),
Phuljhari
(Ac.0.430),
Indrapur
(Ac.9.140), Sardhapur (Ac.0.220), Rajing(Ac.8.270), Sakusinga(Ac.15.870) in
connection with Construction of Road from NH-57 Purunakatak to Mahanadi
Bridge Chowk near Dhalpur from 0/0 km to 11/328 km , which was published in the
Extraordinary issue of Odisha Gazette No.145 dated 19.01.2024 and award of
compensation in respect of the above schedule of land has not been made till
date; And whereas, vide this Department Letter No.14578 dated 25.04.2023,the
validity
period
for
issue
of Declaration
u/s
19(1) of
the
RFCTLA
R&R,Act,2013 was invalidated on 29.11.2023.
And whereas, as per section 25 of the Act, where an award within a period
of twelve months from the date of publication of the declaration under section 19(1)
is not made , then, the entire proceedings for the acquisition of the land shall lapse
and the first proviso to section 25 provides that appropriate Government shall have
the power to extend the period of twelve months if in its opinion, circumstances
exist justifying the same;
And whereas, Works Department has requested with reasons to extend the
period of twelve months and the appropriate Government is of the opinion that
circumstances existed for the delay;
The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 816 CUTTACK, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025/CHAITRA 14, 1947
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by first proviso to
section 25 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the State Government do
hereby decide to extend the period of twelve months for award of compensation up
to 02nd December 2025.
Further, the Government in Revenue & D.M.Department is pleased to allow
the condonation in delay in respect of issue of Declaration under section 19(1) of
the Act.
[No. 10594ʊRDM-LAB-BOUDH-0007/2024-R&DM]
By order of the Governor
MADHUSMITA SAHOO
Additional Secretary to Government
Printed and Published by the Director, Directorate of Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10
Ex. Gaz. 26—173+30
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