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Central Government declares intention to acquire land in Rajouri district, Jammu & Kashmir for NH-144A widening and related purposes under National Highways Act, 1956.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land in the Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir for the public purpose of building, maintaining, managing, and operating National Highway 144A. This acquisition is for widening the highway to two or four lanes with paved shoulders between kilometer 90+150 and kilometer 116+980 on the Akhnoor to Poonch Road. The notification, issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956, provides a schedule detailing the land parcels to be acquired in villages like Kallar, Dhanwa, Chatiyar, and Loorkote, specifying survey numbers, land types, and areas. Individuals interested in the land can file objections within 21 days to the Deputy Commissioner Land Acquisition, Rajouri. Orders passed by the Competent Authority regarding objections will be final, and land plans are available for inspection.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27032025-261995 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1375] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025/ CHAITRA 5, 1947 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th March, 2025 S.O. 1393(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 etc.,) maintenance, management and operation of NH 144A in the stretch of land from Km. 90+150 to Km. 116+980 (Akhnoor to Poonch Road) in the district of Rajouri in the Union Territory of JAMMU & KASHMIR, 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, The Deputy Commissioner Land Acquisition Rajouri H Q., Rajouri District Rajouri in writing and shall set out the grounds there of 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 144A in the stretch of land from Km. 90+150 to Km. 116+980 (Akhnoor to Poonch Road) in the district of Rajouri in the Union Territory of JAMMU & KASHMIR +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | State: JAMMU & KASHMIR | District: Rajouri | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | | | | | Area | Area | | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number| Type of Land | Nature of Land | (in Local Unit) | (in Hectares)| +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +===========+===================+==============+================+=======================+=============+ | Taluk: Rajouri | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | Village: Kallar | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 1 | 101min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0058 (Hectare ) | 0.0058 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 2 | 102min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0108 (Hectare ) | 0.0108 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | Village: Dhanwan | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 3 | 245min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0095 (Hectare ) | 0.0095 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 4 | 278min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0061 (Hectare ) | 0.0061 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 5 | 279min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0044 (Hectare ) | 0.0044 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 6 | 333min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0019 (Hectare ) | 0.0019 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 7 | 335min | Government | Kahcharai | 0.0093 (Hectare ) | 0.0093 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | Village: Chatiyar | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 8 | 257min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0025 (Hectare ) | 0.0025 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | Village: Loorkote | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | 9 | 188min | Private | Non - Irrigated| 0.0037 (Hectare ) | 0.0037 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | Total | | 0.054 | +-----------+-------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+ [F. No. 5/3A] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director

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