(1) All state highways shall vest in the State Government as the owner thereof, and for the purposes of this Act such highways shall include,−
(i)all lands appurtenant thereto, whether Declaration of certain roads as State highways.
State highways to vest in the State Government.
demarcated or not;
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(ii) all bridges, culverts, tunnels, causeways, carriageways and other structures constructed on or across such highways;
(iii) all road furniture, signals, sign boards, fences, trees, posts and boundary stones of such highways or any land appurtenant to such highways;
(iv) all way side amenities; and
(v) any land acquired by the Authority has the right to give for any purpose as desired for activities such as new township, industrial estate, tourism destination.
(2) The State Government shall cause to be maintained a record of state highways and lands comprising each highway in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made in this behalf. Any records of the lands comprising state highways maintained on or before the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be records for the purposes of this section and the State Government shall be deemed to be the owner of such state highways and the lands forming part thereof.
(3) Any person claiming against the ownership of the State Government referred to in sub-section (2) shall make written complaint to the State Government and prove his claim before it and the State Government may, after considering the evidence produced by such person, correct such records or reject the claim.
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(4) The Authority shall have power to monetise its assets to build its fund and create structure to mobilise funds to strengthen its financial position and liability to take up more projects.
5. Where the State Government is satisfied that for a public purpose any land is required for the development of an existing or new highway, any other road, or part thereof, any pattern of land which will be required to develop new cities, industrial estate, tourist destination etc which can be monetized to enhance corpus or capital fund for development of state highway, it may, by notification, declare its intention to acquire such land and land acquisition shall be done by the State Government or the Authority in accordance with provisions and processes laid down in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.