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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 344B in Punjab, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 2805(E) dated June 2, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for public purposes. The land is required for the building (including widening, two-lane with paved shoulder, or four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH-344B, specifically in the stretch from Km 4.100 to Km 6.725, encompassing the Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section, including the Hoshiarpur Bypass, within the Nawanshahr district of Punjab. This action is taken under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). Interested persons have twenty-one days from the notification's publication date to object in writing to the Competent Authority, the District Revenue Officer, SBS Nagar, as per sub-section (1) of section 3C of the said Act. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing, and its order under sub-section (2) of section 3C will be final. The Schedule details the land to be acquired, including private agricultural land, Rasta (Panchayat) land, and Gairmumkin Pond land in Taluk Banga, Village Khothran (1), totaling 0.9342000 hectares. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03062026-273096 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2711] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026/JYAISHTHA 12, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd June, 2026 S.O. 2805(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 NH- 344B in the stretch of land from Km 4.100 to Km 6.725 (Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section including Hoshiarpur Bypass) in the district of NAWANSHAHR in the state of PUNJAB, 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 Revenue Officer, SBS Nagar 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 NH-344B in the stretch of land from Km 4.100 to Km 6.725 (Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section including Hoshiarpur Bypass in the district of NAWANSHAHR in the state of PUNJAB. State: PUNJAB District: NAWANSHAHR +---------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Area | | | | | | (in Local Unit) | (in Hectares) | +=========+====================+==============+=================+=======================+=================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +---------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+ Taluk: BANGA Village: Khothran (1) | 1 | 10//18/1 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0177 (Hectare ) | 0.0177000 | | 2 | 10//18/2 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0405 (Hectare ) | 0.0405000 | | 3 | 11//23/2 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0304 (Hectare ) | 0.0304000 | | 4 | 23//13/2 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1492 (Hectare ) | 0.1492000 | | 5 | 23//18/1 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0455 (Hectare) | 0.0455000 | | 6 | 23//7/1/2 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0076 (Hectare) | 0.0076000 | | 7 | 25//13/4 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0008 (Hectare ) | 0.0008000 | | 8 | 25//17/3 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0177 (Hectare ) | 0.0177000 | | 9 | 25//24 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0152 (Hectare ) | 0.0152000 | | 10 | 275 | Private | Rasta (Panchayat)| 0.0506 (Hectare) | 0.0506000 | | 11 | 291 | Private | Rasta (Panchayat)| 0.0278 (Hectare) | 0.0278000 | | 12 | 303 | Private | Rasta (Panchayat)| 0.0253 (Hectare ) | 0.0253000 | | 13 | 304 | Private | Rasta (Panchayat)| 0.0152 (Hectare) | 0.0152000 | | 14 | 305 | Private | Rasta (Panchayat)| 0.0329 (Hectare ) | 0.0329000 | | 15 | 37//17/5 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0455 (Hectare) | 0.0455000 | | 16 | 37//23 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2276 (Hectare ) | 0.2276000 | | 17 | 37//7/3 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0228 (Hectare ) | 0.0228000 | | 18 | 40//13 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1062 (Hectare) | 0.1062000 | | 19 | 47//2 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0076 (Hectare) | 0.0076000 | | 20 | 72 | Private | Gairmumkin Pond | 0.0481 (Hectare) | 0.0481000 | +---------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+ Total 0.9342000 [F. No. 1000/LA/2020-21/NHAI/PIU-LDH/PhagwaraBypass/3a/3A] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director

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