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The Government of India declares the acquisition of the Right of User in specified land for laying a pipeline and directs that this right shall vest in GAIL (India) Limited.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 4442(E), issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on August 10, 2026, declares the acquisition of the Right of User in specified land for laying a natural gas pipeline. This action is taken under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition of Right of Users in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), following a previous declaration of intention vide S.O. No. 5722 (E) dated December 09, 2025. The land is required for the Dhamra-Haldia Pipeline (DHPL) as an expansion of the Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline Project in the State of West Bengal. The Government of India, having considered the Competent Authority's report under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the Act and being satisfied of the land's necessity, directs, under sub-section (4) of Section 6, that the Right of User shall vest in GAIL (India) Limited, free from all encumbrances, upon the publication date of this declaration. The schedule details land parcels in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, across villages like Porachingra, Kismatbajkul, Shukrullapur, and Bara Ghuni, with areas ranging from 0.0200 to 0.2700 Acre.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-12082026-275415 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4264] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026/SHRAVAN 20, 1948 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th August, 2026 S.O. 4442(E).— Whereas by the notification of Government of India in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas vide S.O. No. 5722 (E) Dated 09.12.2025 issued under sub- section (1) of section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition of Right of Users in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), Government of India declared its intention to acquire the Right of User in the land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying pipeline for transportation of natural gas through Dhamra-Haldia Pipeline (DHPL) as an expansion of Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline in the State of West Bengal by GAIL (India) Limited; And, whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public; And, whereas the Competent Authority has, under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the said Act, submitted his report to Government of India; And, whereas Government of India after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipelines, has decided to acquire the Right of User therein; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act, Government of India hereby declares that the Right of User in the land specified in the Schedule appended to this notification is hereby acquired for laying the pipeline; And, further, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 6 of the said Act, Government of India hereby directs that the Right of User in the land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in Government of India, vest, on this date of the publication of the declaration, in the GAIL (India) Limited, free from all encumbrances. JAGDISHPUR - HALDIA & BOKARO - DHAMRA PIPELINE PROJECT DHAMRA TO HALDIA SECTION 6(1) LAND SCHEDULE STATE – WEST BENGAL +-----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------------+---------+ | District | Block | Village | J.L. No. | Map Survey | Area | Acre | | | | | | No. | Hect Are Sq.mt. | | +=================+=================+===============+==========+============+==================+=========+ | PURBA MEDINIPUR | BHAGWANPUR-2 | PORACHINGRA | 155 | LR 1176/2788 | 00 02 93 | 0.0723 | +-----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------------+---------+ | PURBA MEDINIPUR | BHAGWANPUR-2 | KISMATBAJKUL | 156 | RS 6926 | 00 10 93 | 0.2700 | | | | | | 9112 | 00 04 31 | 0.1065 | | | | | | 1966 | 00 08 49 | 0.2097 | | | | | | 1969 | 00 01 16 | 0.0286 | +-----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------------+---------+ | PURBA MEDINIPUR | BHAGWANPUR-1 | SHUKRULLAPUR | 167 | LR 637 | 00 05 23 | 0.1293 | +-----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------------+---------+ | PURBA MEDINIPUR | NANDIGRAM-3 | BARA GHUNI | 105 | RS 619 | 00 00 81 | 0.0200 | +-----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------------+---------+ [F. No. L-14014/143/2022-GP-II (E-43434 )] RAJAN KUMAR SHAW, Under Secy. 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.

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