Can I buy land along Khammam Vijayawada Expressway after the 3(A) notification is issued?

No. Under the National Highways Act 1956, once 3(A) is published in the Gazette of India, the notified land is frozen. Sale, subdivision, and construction are legally barred until the acquisition process concludes.

How do I check DTCP layout approval for a plot near NH-163G in Khammam?

Go to dpms.dtcp.telangana.gov.in, select Khammam district, enter the LP number given by the seller, and confirm the layout drawings load with your survey number listed. Photocopies alone are not proof.

Does HMDA cover Khammam district?

No. HMDA jurisdiction is limited to Hyderabad metro districts. Khammam falls under DTCP Telangana. Any seller showing an HMDA seal for a Khammam plot is either mistaken or running a fake approval.

How do I verify Dharani or Pattadar passbook for a corridor plot?

Log in to the Dharani portal with the survey number, mandal, and village. The current Pattadar Passbook and RoR-1B must show the seller's name. Also check for any encumbrance flag against the parcel.

Which villages along NH-163G are inside the acquisition band?

The confirmed villages from the NHAI tender documents are V. Venkatayapalem at Chainage 220.480, Brahmanapalli(K) at 250.400, Remidicherla at 280.200, and Jakkampudi at 309.909. Intermediate villages need survey-level checking.

Who is the planning authority for Khammam city?

Stambhadri Urban Development Authority handles the Khammam master plan under DTCP Telangana. The formally approved master plan is published on the DTCP Telangana portal for public verification.

What documents must the seller produce before I pay a token for a plot near Jakkampudi?

Insist on registered sale deed, 30-year link documents, encumbrance certificate, latest Pattadar Passbook from Dharani, DTCP LP number for layout plots, and a written declaration that no 3(A) notification covers the parcel.

Road

V.Venkatayapalem-Jakkampudi Expressway

Overview

Khammam Vijayawada Expressway land buying decisions hinge on one document, the 3(A) gazette notification under the National Highways Act 1956. NH-163G is an 89.429 km greenfield stretch from V. Venkatayapalem in Khammam district to Jakkampudi in Krishna district, running from Design Chainage 220+480 to 309+909 with a tender value of Rs 2,540.65 crore.

It forms the southern leg of the 405 km Nagpur-Vijayawada Economic Corridor. This page maps which villages fall inside the acquisition band and which sit in real growth zones. Access needs a paid tier on 1acre.

Regulatory Red Flags Around the 3(A) Freeze on NH-163G

Khammam district is DTCP jurisdiction, not HMDA. The moment you see a broker showing an HMDA-stamped brochure for a Khammam plot, treat it as forged. The Directorate of Town and Country Planning approves layouts here, and the Khammam city master plan is administered by the Stambhadri Urban Development Authority.

Below is what actually goes wrong on this corridor.

Regulatory Red Flags Around the 3(A) Freeze on NH-163G

**Trap**

**What Happens**

**The Check That Stops It**

Sale inside 3(A) band

Land is legally frozen from date of gazette, seller still executes agreement

Search the survey number on the Mahabubabad or Khammam district gazette notices for NH acquisition

Fake HMDA approval

Brochure shows HMDA seal for Khammam district plots

Only DTCP approvals are valid, verify LP number on dpms.dtcp.telangana.gov.in

Ghost pattadar

Seller shows old paper passbook, current Dharani entry names a different holder

Pull the Pattadar Passbook and RoR-1B from Dharani portal by survey number

Alignment shift resale

Old alignment maps recycled, plot actually falls inside revised centreline

Match the survey against the NH-163G DPR chainage from 220+480 onwards

**Trap**

**What Happens**

**The Check That Stops It**

Sale inside 3(A) band

Land is legally frozen from date of gazette, seller still executes agreement

Search the survey number on the Mahabubabad or Khammam district gazette notices for NH acquisition

Fake HMDA approval

Brochure shows HMDA seal for Khammam district plots

Only DTCP approvals are valid, verify LP number on dpms.dtcp.telangana.gov.in

Ghost pattadar

Seller shows old paper passbook, current Dharani entry names a different holder

Pull the Pattadar Passbook and RoR-1B from Dharani portal by survey number

Alignment shift resale

Old alignment maps recycled, plot actually falls inside revised centreline

Match the survey against the NH-163G DPR chainage from 220+480 onwards

If a seller in V. Venkatayapalem, Brahmanapalli(K), or any village between Chainage 220 and 310 cannot show you a Dharani screenshot dated within the last 30 days and a clean 3(A) status, walk away from the deal. The freeze does not lift for years, and land inside it cannot be registered, subdivided, or mortgaged in Telangana.

Growth Corridors from V. Venkatayapalem to Jakkampudi

Not every parcel along NH-163G is a trap. The interchange points and the 2 to 5 km ring around them are where real appreciation happens. The three construction packages awarded to DRA Infra and MEIL in April 2023 each anchor one growth pocket.

Here is how the corridor breaks down for buyers today.

Growth Corridors from V. Venkatayapalem to Jakkampudi

**Chainage Segment**

**Package**

**Growth Driver**

**Known Risk**

V. Venkatayapalem to Brahmanapalli(K), Ch. 220.480 to 250.400

1, DRA Infra Rs 747 cr

Khammam city outskirts, 5 km aerial from Khammam railway station

Direct 3(A) acquisition band, active land freeze notices

Brahmanapalli(K) to Remidicherla, Ch. 250.400 to 280.200

2, MEIL Rs 662.66 cr

Rural transit stretch, feeder road potential

Thin settlement, no near-term ULB approval, speculative pricing

Remidicherla to Jakkampudi, Ch. 280.200 to 309.909

3, MEIL Rs 745.83 cr

Terminates on NH-16, junction with Vijayawada West Bypass

Overlap with Krishna district AP land laws, cross-border title complexity

Jakkampudi node

Terminal

Vijayawada Airport 20 km aerial, connection to Nagpur-Vijayawada leg

Brokers pushing farmland as "airport-facing", no CLU obtained