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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the public purpose of building, maintaining, managing, and operating NH344B on the Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section, including Hoshiarpur Bypass, in Kapurthala district, Punjab.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued Notification S.O. 801(E) on February 16, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). This land is required for the public purpose of building (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 344B on the stretch from Km 0 to Km 16.3 of the Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section, including Hoshiarpur Bypass, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. Interested persons have twenty-one days from the notification's publication date to object to the land's use, 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 Revenue Officer, who will provide a hearing opportunity. The Competent Authority's order under sub-section (2) of section 3C will be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The Schedule details various private land parcels in Harbanspur and Bhabiana villages, Taluk Phagwara, District Kapurthala, State Punjab, totaling 0.4613 hectares, with land types including Chahi, Gairmumkin Rasta, Banjar, and Chahi/Sadak. The notification is signed by Shaikh Aminkhan, Director.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17022026-270198 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 763] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026/MAGHA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th February, 2026 S.O. 801(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 NH344B on the stretch of land from Km 0 to Km 16.3 of Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section including Hoshiarpur Bypass in the district of KAPURTHALA 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 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 structure, falling within the NH344B in the stretch of land from 0 to Km 16.3 (Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section including Hoshiarpur Bypass) in the district of KAPURTHALA in the state of PUNJAB State: PUNJAB District: KAPURTHALA +---------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (Local Unit) | Area (Hectares) | +=========+====================+==============+=============================+=======================+====================+ Taluk: Phagwara Village: Harbanspur (13) | 1 | 259 | Private | Chahi | 0.0202 (Hectare ) | 0.0202 | | 2 | 266 | Private | Gairmumkin Rasta | 0.0025 (Hectare ) | 0.0025 | | 3 | 276 | Private | Chahi | 0.0051 (Hectare ) | 0.0051 | | 4 | 334 | Private | Chahi | 0.0152 (Hectare) | 0.0152 | | 5 | 632 | Private | Chahi | 0.0025 (Hectare) | 0.0025 | | 6 | 704/8 | Private | Banjar | 0.0202 (Hectare) | 0.0202 | | 7 | 705/8 | Private | Banjar | 0.0076 (Hectare) | 0.0076 | | 8 | 9/2 | Private | Chahi/Sadak | 0.0304 (Hectare) | 0.0304 | +---------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ Village: Bhabiana (7) | 9 | 2715/2 | Private | Chahi | 0.0051 (Hectare ) | 0.0051 | | 10 | 2757 | Private | Chahi | 0.0102 (Hectare) | 0.0102 | | 11 | 2770 | Private | Gairmumkin Rasta (Gram | 0.0102 (Hectare) | 0.0102 | | | | | Panchayat) | | | | 12 | 2785 | Private | Chahi | 0.0017 (Hectare) | 0.0017 | | 13 | 2814 | Private | Gairmumkin Rasta (Gram | 0.0051 (Hectare) | 0.0051 | | | | | Panchayat) | | | | 14 | 2881 | Private | Chahi | 0.0034 (Hectare) | 0.0034 | | 15 | 3293/2769 | Private | Chahi | 0.0373 (Hectare) | 0.0373 | | 16 | 913 | Private | Chahi | 0.0169 (Hectare) | 0.0169 | | 17 | 937 | Private | Chahi | 0.039 (Hectare) | 0.039 | | 18 | 938 | Private | Chahi | 0.0678 (Hectare) | 0.0678 | | 19 | 941/2 | Private | Chahi | 0.0136 (Hectare) | 0.0136 | | 20 | 947 | Private | Chahi | 0.0542 (Hectare) | 0.0542 | | 21 | 948 | Private | Chahi | 0.0525 (Hectare) | 0.0525 | | 22 | 949 | Private | Chahi | 0.0152 (Hectare) | 0.0152 | | 23 | 978 | Private | Chahi | 0.0254 (Hectare) | 0.0254 | +---------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | Total | | | | | 0.4613 | +---------+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ [F. No. 1000/LA/2020-21/NHAI/PIU-LDH/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.

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