Procedure to be followed when highway authority desires permanently to close

(1) If any person upon whom a notice has been served under sub-section (1) fails to comply with any requirement of such notice, he may within one month of the receipt of such notice appeal to the Highway Authority his objection to the grounds thereof. (2) Whenever in exercise of the powers under the Act the Government propose to close permanently any highway or part thereof, it shall give notice of its intention so to do in the desired manner. The notification shall also be published in at least two local newspapers one of which shall be in the regional language of the area where the land is situated and the highway. (3) The notice shall indicate the alternative route, if any, which is intended to be provided or already exists in common use. (4) The Highway Authority shall finalize its proposal to close down any highway or part thereof after considering the objections, if any received, within the period and shall thereafter submit to the State Government for approval. (5) If any suggestion has been received against the proposal, the State Government may either approve the proposal with or without modifications or decline it. (6) When the state government has approved the proposal, it shall publish the order in the official gazette. (7) When the orders of the State Government have been published in the official gazette, the Highway authority shall cause further publicity to be given to the order through at least two local newspapers one of which shall be in the regional language of the area in which such highway or part thereof is situated.