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Core Purpose

The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in Bankura District, West Bengal, for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of the Greenfield Expressway (Varanasi to Kolkata Corridor) under the National Highways Act, 1956.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 5498(E) dated 28th November, 2025, published in New Delhi, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for public purpose. This action is exercised under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). The land is required for the building (including widening, two-lane with paved shoulder, or four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Greenfield Expressway (Varanasi to Kolkata Corridor). The specific stretch of land is from Km. 468.4 to Km. 528.9, located in the District of Bankura, in the State of West Bengal. Any interested person may object to this acquisition within twenty-one days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 3C of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the District Magistrate & Collector, Bankura, at the Administrative Building Bankura Collectorate, Bankura, West Bengal. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for hearing and its order, made under sub-section (2) of section 3C, shall be final. Land plans and further details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The total land area to be acquired across villages including Karakanali, Balarampur, Masatkhal, Pachaparar, and Keotdhara in Simlapal Taluk and other areas in Bankura District is 6.6864839 Hectares.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01122025-268116 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5317] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 7, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th November, 2025 S.O. 5498(E). — In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for building (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of Greenfield Expressway (Varanasi to Kolkata Corridor) in the stretch of land from Km. 468.4 to Km. 528.9 in the District of BANKURA in the State of WEST BENGAL, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, object to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of section 3C of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, District Magistrate & Collector, Bankura (Administrative Building Bankura Collectorate, Bankura, West Bengal) in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired under their notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority. SCHEDULE Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling Greenfield Expressway (Varanasi to Kolkata Corridor) in the stretch of land from Km. 468.4 to Km. 528.9 in the District of BANKURA in the State of WEST BENGAL State: WEST BENGAL District: BANKURA +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ | Sl. No.| Survey/Plot | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Area | | | Number | | | (in Local Unit) | (in Hectares) | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ Taluk: Simlapal Village: Karakanali ( J.L. No. -119) | 1 | 1 | Common (Private/Govt.) | Tora | 0.0016 (Acre) | 0.0006475 | | 2 | 101/1341 | Common (Private/Govt.) | Tora | 0.153 (Acre) | 0.0619183 | | 3 | 1020 | Private | Baid | 0.0076 (Acre) | 0.0030757 | | 4 | 1023 | Private | Baid | 0.0048 (Acre) | 0.0019425 | | 5 | 1024 | Private | Baid | 0.0126 (Acre) | 0.0050992 | | 6 | 1025 | Private | Baid | 0.0109 (Acre) | 0.0044112 | | 7 | 1026 | Private | Shol | 0.0066 (Acre) | 0.002671 | | 8 | 1029 | Private | Shol | 0.0023 (Acre) | 0.0009308 | | 9 | 1030 | Private | Shol | 0.0119 (Acre) | 0.0048159 | | 10 | 1042 | Private | Baid | 0.0005 (Acre) | 0.0002023 | | 11 | 1043 | Private | Baid | 0.0006 (Acre) | 0.0002428 | | 12 | 1056 | Private | Shol | 0.027 (Acre) | 0.0109268 | | 13 | 1057 | Private | Shol | 0.017 (Acre) | 0.0068798 | | 14 | 1074 | Common (Private/Govt.) | Khal | 0.0024 (Acre) | 0.0009713 | | 15 | 134/1469 | Government | Tora | 0.1677 (Acre) | 0.0678673 | | 16 | 1407/1407 | Government | jungle | 0.0339 (Acre) | 0.0137191 | | 17 | 165 | Common (Private/Govt.) | Bandh | 0.0046 (Acre) | 0.0018616 | | 18 | 172 | Private | Baid | 0.0015 (Acre) | 0.000607 | | 19 | 176 | Private | Baid | 0.0173 (Acre) | 0.0070012 | | 20 | 178 | Private | Baid | 0.0139 (Acre) | 0.0056253 | | 21 | 179 | Private | Baid | 0.0082 (Acre) | 0.0033185 | | 22 | 180 | Private | Bastu | 0.0124 (Acre) | 0.0050182 | | 23 | 181 | Private | Baid | 0.017 (Acre) | 0.0068798 | | 24 | 182 | Private | Baid | 0.0092 (Acre) | 0.0037232 | | 25 | 183 | Private | Baid | 0.0157 (Acre) | 0.0063537 | | 26 | 184 | Private | Baid | 0.0035 (Acre) | 0.0014164 | | 27 | 186 | Private | Shol | 0.0201 (Acre) | 0.0081344 | | 28 | 186/1388 | Private | Tora | 0.0004 (Acre) | 0.0001619 | | 29 | 25 | Private | Baid | 0.0003 (Acre) | 0.0001214 | | 30 | 26 | Private | Bandh | 0.1574 (Acre) | 0.0636989 | | 31 | 27 | Private | Baid | 0.0052 (Acre) | 0.0021044 | | 32 | 28 | Private | Baid | 0.0134 (Acre) | 0.0054229 | | 33 | 30 | Private | Baid | 0.0403 (Acre) | 0.0163092 | | 34 | 31 | Private | Baid | 0.0204 (Acre) | 0.0082558 | | 35 | 34 | Private | Shole | 0.0456999 (Acre) | 0.0184945 | | 36 | 36 | Private | Baid | 0.0131 (Acre) | 0.0053015 | | 37 | 699 | Private | Baid | 0.0125 (Acre) | 0.0050587 | | 38 | 701 | Private | Baid | 0.065 (Acre) | 0.0263051 | | 39 | 702 | Private | Baid | 0.0033 (Acre) | 0.0013355 | | 40 | 703 | Private | Baid | 0.0106 (Acre) | 0.0042898 | | 41 | 704 | Common (Private/Govt.) | Baid | 0.0073 (Acre) | 0.0029543 | | 42 | 707 | Private | Baid | 0.0102 (Acre) | 0.0041279 | | 43 | 708 | Private | Baid | 0.0114 (Acre) | 0.0046135 | | 44 | 712 | Private | Baid | 0.0046 (Acre) | 0.0018616 | | 45 | 77 | Private | Baid | 0.0027 (Acre) | 0.0010927 | | 46 | 81 | Private | Baid | 0.0051 (Acre) | 0.0020639 | | 47 | 82 | Private | Baid | 0.0064 (Acre) | 0.00259 | | 48 | 86 | Private | Shol | 0.0167 (Acre) | 0.0067584 | | 49 | 87 | Private | Baid | 0.0232 (Acre) | 0.0093889 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ Village: Balarampur ( J.L. No. -123) | 50 | 10 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora/G.L.P | 0.0054 (Acre) | 0.0021854 | | 51 | 102 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0231 (Acre) | 0.0093484 | | 52 | 109 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0124 (Acre) | 0.0050182 | | 53 | 11 | Common (Private/Government)| Jungle | 0.0063 (Acre) | 0.0025496 | | 54 | 11/555 | Government | khal | 0.0021 (Acre) | 0.0008499 | | 55 | 189 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0587 (Acre) | 0.0237556 | | 56 | 190 | Private | khal/shol | 0.0604 (Acre) | 0.0244436 | | 57 | 191/517 | Private | Baid | 0.0668 (Acre) | 0.0270336 | | 58 | 191/519 | Private | Tora | 0.0138 (Acre) | 0.0055848 | | 59 | 196 | Private | Baid | 0.1137 (Acre) | 0.0460138 | | 60 | 197 | Private | Shol | 0.0656 (Acre) | 0.026548 | | 61 | 198 | Private | Shol | 0.4966 (Acre) | 0.2009713 | | 62 | 199 | Private | Baid | 0.77 (Acre) | 0.3116147 | | 63 | 200 | Private | Baid | 0.63 (Acre) | 0.2549575 | | 64 | 201 | Private | Shol | 0.67 (Acre) | 0.2711453 | | 65 | 202 | Private | Shol | 0.4401 (Acre) | 0.178106 | | 66 | 203 | Private | Baid | 0.22 (Acre) | 0.0890328 | | 67 | 204 | Private | Baid | 0.71 (Acre) | 0.2873331 | | 68 | 205 | Private | Shol | 0.2388 (Acre) | 0.096641 | | 69 | 206 | Private | Shol | 0.4375 (Acre) | 0.1770538 | | 70 | 207 | Private | Baid | 0.56 (Acre) | 0.2266289 | | 71 | 208 | Private | Baid | 1.2 (Acre) | 0.4856333 | | 72 | 208/407 | Private | Khal | 0.205 (Acre) | 0.0829624 | | 73 | 208/414 | Private | Baid | 0.2565 (Acre) | 0.1038041 | | 74 | 209 | Private | Baid | 0.1377 (Acre) | 0.0557264 | | 75 | 213 | Private | Baid | 0.05 (Acre) | 0.0202347 | | 76 | 213/444 | Private | Baid | 0.06 (Acre) | 0.0242817 | | 77 | 213/445 | Private | Baid | 0.0262 (Acre) | 0.010603 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ | 78 | 214 | Private | Baid | 0.1875 (Acre) | 0.0758802 | | 79 | 221 | Private | Baid | 0.0163 (Acre) | 0.0065965 | | 80 | 221/478 | Private | Baid | 0.0261 (Acre) | 0.0105625 | | 81 | 222 | Private | Tora | 0.0297 (Acre) | 0.0120194 | | 82 | 265 | Private | Baid | 0.0107 (Acre) | 0.0043302 | | 83 | 265/420 | Common (Private/Govt.) | Baid | 0.3283 (Acre) | 0.1328612 | | 84 | 297 | Private | Baid | 0.0045 (Acre) | 0.0018211 | | 85 | 305 | Private | Kanali | 0.0633 (Acre) | 0.0256172 | | 86 | 306 | Private | Shol | 0.3 (Acre) | 0.1214083 | | 87 | 307 | Private | Baid | 0.46 (Acre) | 0.1861594 | | 88 | 307/419 | Private | Baid | 0.01 (Acre) | 0.0040469 | | 89 | 308 | Private | Baid | 0.1 (Acre) | 0.0404695 | | 90 | 308/549 | Private | Baid | 0.08 (Acre) | 0.0323756 | | 91 | 309 | Private | Baid | 0.15 (Acre) | 0.0607042 | | 92 | 310 | Private | Baid | 0.21 (Acre) | 0.0849858 | | 93 | 311 | Private | Kanali | 0.15 (Acre) | 0.0607042 | | 94 | 312 | Private | Baid | 0.73 (Acre) | 0.295427 | | 95 | 312/417 | Private | Baid | 0.0452 (Acre) | 0.0182922 | | 96 | 313 | Private | Baid | 1.01 (Acre) | 0.4087414 | | 97 | 313/416 | Private | Baid | 0.076 (Acre) | 0.0307568 | | 98 | 314 | Private | Baid | 0.13 (Acre) | 0.0526103 | | 99 | 315 | Private | Baid | 0.3 (Acre) | 0.1214083 | | 100 | 316 | Private | Baid | 0.16 (Acre) | 0.0647511 | | 101 | 317 | Private | Baid | 0.17 (Acre) | 0.0687981 | | 102 | 318 | Private | Baid | 0.101 (Acre) | 0.0408741 | | 103 | 319 | Private | Baid | 0.78 (Acre) | 0.3156617 | | 104 | 320 | Private | Baid | 0.15 (Acre) | 0.0607042 | | 105 | 321 | Private | Shol | 0.0305 (Acre) | 0.0123432 | | 106 | 322 | Private | Shol | 0.0439 (Acre) | 0.0177661 | | 107 | 323 | Private | Shol/g.l.p | 0.1022 (Acre) | 0.0413598 | | 108 | 324 | Private | Shol | 0.1646 (Acre) | 0.0666127 | | 109 | 325 | Private | Shol | 0.1541 (Acre) | 0.0623634 | | 110 | 338 | Private | Shole | 0.0306001 (Acre) | 0.0123837 | | 111 | 339 | Private | Shol | 0.0194 (Acre) | 0.0078511 | | 112 | 346 | Private | Shol | 0.0666 (Acre) | 0.0269527 | | 113 | 349 | Private | Shol | 0.0333 (Acre) | 0.0134763 | | 114 | 360 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0482 (Acre) | 0.0195063 | | 115 | 415 | Private | Baid | 0.1052 (Acre) | 0.0425739 | | 116 | 418/550 | Private | Baid | 0.0279 (Acre) | 0.011291 | | 117 | 78 | Common (Private/Government)| Bandh | 0.4502 (Acre) | 0.1821934 | | 118 | 9/559 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0094 (Acre) | 0.0038041 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ Village: Masatkhal ( J.L. No. -124) | 119 | 102 | Private | Kanali | 0.0046 (Acre) | 0.0018616 | | 120 | 12 | Private | Baid/Shol | 0.0114 (Acre) | 0.0046135 | | 121 | 138 | Private | Baid | 0.0077 (Acre) | 0.0031161 | | 122 | 139 | Common (Private/Government)| Shol | 0.0287 (Acre) | 0.0116147 | | 123 | 154 | Private | Baid | 0.0019 (Acre) | 0.0007689 | | 124 | 16 | Private | Baid/Shol | 0.0008 (Acre) | 0.0003238 | | 125 | 162 | Private | Baid | 0.0576 (Acre) | 0.0233104 | | 126 | 163 | Private | Baid/Kanali | 0.0044 (Acre) | 0.0017807 | | 127 | 165 | Private | Baid | 0.0007 (Acre) | 0.0002833 | | 128 | 171 | Private | Baid | 0.0185 (Acre) | 0.0074868 | | 129 | 172 | Private | Kanali | 0.0172 (Acre) | 0.0069607 | | 130 | 18 | Private | Baid | 0.0019 (Acre) | 0.0007689 | | 131 | 251 | Private | Baid | 0.0152 (Acre) | 0.0061514 | | 132 | 259 | Private | Shol | 0.0117 (Acre) | 0.0047349 | | 133 | 261 | Private | Shol | 0.0501 (Acre) | 0.0202752 | | 134 | 264 | Private | Shol | 0.0125 (Acre) | 0.0050587 | | 135 | 265 | Common (Private/Government)| nala/khal | 0.0199 (Acre) | 0.0080534 | | 136 | 41 | Common (Private/Government)| Baid/Shol | 0.0094 (Acre) | 0.0038041 | | 137 | 88 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.1487 (Acre) | 0.0601781 | | 138 | 88/157 | Common (Private/Government)| Shol/Kanali | 0.002 (Acre) | 0.0008094 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ Village: Pachaparar ( J.L. No. -186) | 139 | 351 | Private | Tora | 0.0018 (Acre) | 0.0007285 | | 140 | 70 | Private | Khal | 0.0014 (Acre) | 0.0005666 | | 141 | 77 | Private | Baid/tora | 0.0036 (Acre) | 0.0014569 | | 142 | 79 | Government | Tora | 0.0014 (Acre) | 0.0005666 | | 143 | 80 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0017 (Acre) | 0.000688 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ Village: Keotdhara (J.L. No. -189) | 144 | 10 | Private | Baid | 0.016 (Acre) | 0.0064751 | | 145 | 109 | Private | Garlayekpatit | 0.0059 (Acre) | 0.0023877 | | 146 | 11 | Common (Private/Government)| Baid/tora | 0.0206 (Acre) | 0.0083367 | | 147 | 113 | Private | Garlayekpatit | 0.0106 (Acre) | 0.0042898 | | 148 | 114 | Private | Garlayekpatit | 0.0032 (Acre) | 0.001295 | | 149 | 115 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0027 (Acre) | 0.0010927 | | 150 | 12 | Private | Bastu | 0.0269 (Acre) | 0.0108863 | | 151 | 27 | Private | Bastu | 0.0265 (Acre) | 0.0107244 | | 152 | 28 | Private | Tora | 0.0201 (Acre) | 0.0081344 | | 153 | 29 | Private | Tora | 0.0212 (Acre) | 0.0085795 | | 154 | 30 | Private | Baid | 0.0089 (Acre) | 0.0036018 | | 155 | 31 | Private | Baid | 0.0157 (Acre) | 0.0063537 | | 156 | 32 | Private | Tora | 0.0079 (Acre) | 0.0031971 | | 157 | 33 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.006 (Acre) | 0.0024282 | | 158 | 8 | Private | Baid | 0.0087 (Acre) | 0.0035208 | | 159 | 97 | Private | Tora | 0.0188 (Acre) | 0.0076083 | | 160 | 98 | Private | Tora | 0.0036 (Acre) | 0.0014569 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ Village: Balarampur (JL No.190) | 161 | 1/554 | Private | Baid | 0.0034 (Acre) | 0.001376 | | 162 | 127/587 | Private | Tora | 0.0049 (Acre) | 0.001983 | | 163 | 132 | Government | Baid | 0.0023 (Acre) | 0.0009308 | | 164 | 133 | Private | Baid | 0.0158 (Acre) | 0.0063942 | | 165 | 172 | Common (Private/Government)| Gochar | 0.0055 (Acre) | 0.0022258 | | 166 | 183 | Private | Baid | 0.0449 (Acre) | 0.0181708 | | 167 | 185 | Common (Private/Government)| Tora | 0.0181 (Acre) | 0.007325 | | 168 | 187 | Private | Baid | 0.0356 (Acre) | 0.0144071 | | 169 | 188 | Private | Baid | 0.0035 (Acre) | 0.0014164 | | 170 | 189 | Private | Baid | 0.0362 (Acre) | 0.0146499 | | 171 | 212 | Private | Pukur | 0.0336 (Acre) | 0.0135977 | +--------+-------------------+---------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+ Total | 6.6864839 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ [F. No. NI/2023/60901/3A] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL

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