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Any sum due to be made to any person by way of compensation by the Highway Authority under this Act shall, as far as possible, be made by adjustment of betterment charges leviable against such person under Chapter VI. Provided that no such notice shall be given unless the Deputy Commissioner with the previous sanction of the State Government, has declared that the value of such land is likely to be increased or has increased by reason of the construction of such work.