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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of NH116A (Kharagpur-Bardhaman-Moregram section of Economic Corridor) in West Bengal.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 3749(E) dated July 10, 2026, exercised powers under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), to declare its intention to acquire land. This land, located in the stretch from Km. 0 to Km. 56.500 of NH116A (Kharagpur-Bardhaman-Moregram section of Economic Corridor) within the Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, is required for public purposes including building (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the highway. Any interested person may object within twenty-one days from the notification's publication date under sub-section (1) of section 3C of the Act, submitting written objections to the Competent Authority, identified as the District Magistrate & Collector, Paschim Medinipur. The Competent Authority will provide a hearing opportunity, and their order under sub-section (2) of section 3C shall be final. The schedule details land in villages like Chakjyoti (Taluk: Keshpur) and Agrapara (Taluk: Chandrakona-II), with a total area of 0.4191947 Hectares listed for acquisition. The notification was issued by SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-11072026-274375 EXTRAORDINARY PART IIโ€”Section 3โ€”Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3587] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026/ASHADHA 19, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th July, 2026 S.O. 3749(E). โ€” 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 NH116A (Kharagpur-Bardhaman-Moregram section of Economic Corridor) in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 56.500 in the district of Paschim Medinipur 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, Paschim Medinipur (Collectorate, Paschim Medinipur P.O.-Midnapore, P.S.- Kotwali Dist.- Paschim Medinipur, Pin- 721101) 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 in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 56.500 of Kharagpur-Bardhaman-Moregram Section (NH-116A) in the district of Paschim Medinipur in the state of WEST BENGAL State: WEST BENGAL District: Paschim Medinipur +-------+------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | Sl. No| Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (in Local Unit) | Area (in Hectares)| +=======+==================+============+==================+====================+==================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +-------+------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | Taluk: Keshpur | | Village: Chakjyoti (J.L No. 487) | +-------+------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | 1 | 38/222 | Private | Agriculture (Jal)| 0.0358001 (Acre | 0.0144881 | +-------+------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | Taluk: Chandrakona-II | | Village: Agrapara (J.L No. 249) | +-------+------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | 2 | 956 | Private | Agriculture (Jal)| 1.000031 (Acre | 0.4047066 | +-------+------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+ | Total | 0.4191947 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F.No. NHAI/PIU-KOL/BMS/1/Vol-5/3A] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director

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