Chapter III CONTROL ZONE APPURTENANT TO HIGHWAYS

If any building or part thereof, situate within the control zone and erected before the commencement of this Act, has, either entirely or in greater part, been taken down, burnt down or fallen down, such building or part thereof, shall be rebuilt only in accordance with this Act.

The State Government may, if it considers necessary in the interests of safety or smooth movement of traffic, by notification to be published in two State level newspapers having wide circulation, at least one of which shall be in Odia language, regulate or divert any existing right of access to the highway across the control zone: Provided that any existing right of access shall not be diverted until alternative access has been given within a reasonable distance.

Any permission for change in land use under section 15 shall be granted in accordance with applicable laws and subject to payment of betterment charges to the State Government or the Authority, as the case may be, for an amount equal to the market value of the land to be determined in accordance with the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Any construction, works or excavation carried out in violation of the provisions of Chapter III of this Act shall be liable to removal under section 32 as if it is an unauthorised occupation of the highway, and shall be punishable as if it is an offence under the provisions of section 67 of this Act.