**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification under the National Highways Act, 1956, declaring its intention to acquire 1.08001 hectares of land for the widening, maintenance, and operation of NH-NE5 in the Sangrur district of Punjab. The project affects the stretch from Km. 211.3 to Km. 228 (Malerkotla). Interested persons must submit any objections to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication (August 7, 2026).
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Purpose**
* The land is required for public purposes, specifically the building (widening to 2-lane with paved shoulder/4-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway NH-NE5.
* The acquisition involves a specific stretch of land from Km. 211.3 to Km. 228 in the Malerkotla area of Sangrur district, Punjab.
**Legal and Procedural Framework**
* The declaration is made under powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* Objections can be filed under section 3C(1) of the Act within 21 days of the publication date.
* Decisions made by the Competent Authority regarding objections under section 3C(2) are final.
**Land Description**
* Total land area to be acquired: 1.08001 Hectares.
* Type and Nature of Land: All identified plots are private agricultural land.
* Affected Villages: The acquisition covers plots in Bir Ahemedbad, Manak Majra, Bhaini Kalan, and Ahmedabad (all under Malerkotla Taluk).
**Access to Information**
* Land plans and detailed acquisition data are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Their private agricultural lands in the specified villages are subject to acquisition for the highway project.
**Action Required**
They must inspect the land plans at the Competent Authority's office and submit any objections in writing, stating the grounds, within 21 days of August 7, 2026.
**Competent Authority (S D M Malerkotla)**
**Impact**
Designated as the primary official responsible for handling the local acquisition process and dispute resolution.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard (personally or through a legal practitioner), conduct necessary enquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
The Ministry is the initiating body for the infrastructure development and land acquisition.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the acquisition follows the National Highways Act, 1956, and manage the subsequent construction and maintenance of the NH-NE5 stretch.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is acquiring land for the construction, widening, and maintenance of national highways.
NH-NE5: The specific National Highway stretch (Km. 211.3 to Km. 228) identified for land acquisition and development in this notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The nodal ministry responsible for formulating and administering the notification related to national highway land acquisition.
S D M Malerkotla: The designated Competent Authority appointed to receive, hear, and decide upon objections regarding the land acquisition process.
Sangrur, Punjab: The primary district and state where the land subject to acquisition and highway development is located.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-10082026-275326
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4237] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2026/श्रावण 16, 1948
No. 4237] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026/SHRAVAN 16, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 7 अगस्ट् त, 2026
का.आ. 4415(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िान े के पश्चात ् दक पंिाब राज्य के सगं रूर जिल े म ें NH-NE5 के दक.मी. 211.3 स े दक.मी. 228 (मलरे कोटला) तक के
भू-खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लने का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के
लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े
के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत् एस डी एम मलेरकोटला को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और
उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात्, यदि
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात
कर सकेगा ।
6139 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
पिं ाब राज्य के सगं रूर जिल े म ेंNH-NE5 के दक.मी. 211.3 स ेदक.मी. 228 के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत
अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: पिं ाब जिल ेका नाम: सगं रूर
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: मलरे कोटला
गावं का नाम: बीड़ अहमिाबाि
1 13 जनिी कृजष 0.215 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.215
2 159/67 जनिी कृजष 0.0074 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0074
3 202/158/67 जनिी कृजष 0.04637 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.04637
गावं का नाम: मानक मािरा
4 120 जनिी कृजष 0.0152 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0152
5 296 जनिी कृजष 0.0379 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0379
6 298 जनिी कृजष 0.0253 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253
7 397 जनिी कृजष 0.0042 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0042
गावं का नाम: भणै ी कला ाँ
8 1006/727 जनिी कृजष 0.1517 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1517
9 151 जनिी कृजष 0.0126 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0126
10 157 जनिी कृजष 0.0084 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0084
11 178 जनिी कृजष 0.0843 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0843
12 274 जनिी कृजष 0.0126 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0126
13 286 जनिी कृजष 0.0253 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253
14 483 जनिी कृजष 0.1829 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1829
15 718 जनिी कृजष 0.0169 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0169[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
16 739 जनिी कृजष 0.0063 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0063
17 746 जनिी कृजष 0.1054 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1054
18 752 जनिी कृजष 0.0295 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0295
19 766 जनिी कृजष 0.0169 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0169
20 907/743 जनिी कृजष 0.0084 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0084
गावं का नाम: अहमिाबाि
21 292/236 जनिी कृजष 0.01686 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.01686
375/210-211-
22 जनिी कृजष 0.012645 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.012645
235/3
376/210-211-
23 जनिी कृजष 0.012645 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.012645
235/3
377/210-211-
24 जनिी कृजष 0.012645 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.012645
235/3
378/210-211-
25 जनिी कृजष 0.012645 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.012645
235/3
Total 1.08001
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/LDH(Expway)/701/LA/2020/DAKE-1/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026
S.O. 4415(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-NE5 in
the stretch of land from Km. 211.3 to Km. 228 (Malerkotla) in the district of SANGRUR 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, S D M Malerkotla 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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-NE5 in the stretch of land
from Km. 211.3 to Km. 228 (Malerkotla) in the district of SANGRUR in the state of PUNJAB
State: PUNJAB District: SANGRUR
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: Malerkotla
Village: Bir Ahemedbad
1 13 Private Agriculture 0.215 (Hectare ) 0.215
2 159/67 Private Agriculture 0.0074 (Hectare ) 0.0074
3 202/158/67 Private Agriculture 0.04637 (Hectare ) 0.04637
Village: Manak Majra
4 120 Private Agriculture 0.0152 (Hectare ) 0.0152
5 296 Private Agriculture 0.0379 (Hectare ) 0.0379
6 298 Private Agriculture 0.0253 (Hectare ) 0.0253
7 397 Private Agriculture 0.0042 (Hectare ) 0.0042
Village: Bhaini Kalan
8 1006/727 Private Agriculture 0.1517 (Hectare ) 0.1517
9 151 Private Agriculture 0.0126 (Hectare ) 0.0126
10 157 Private Agriculture 0.0084 (Hectare ) 0.0084
11 178 Private Agriculture 0.0843 (Hectare ) 0.0843
12 274 Private Agriculture 0.0126 (Hectare ) 0.0126
13 286 Private Agriculture 0.0253 (Hectare ) 0.0253
14 483 Private Agriculture 0.1829 (Hectare ) 0.1829
15 718 Private Agriculture 0.0169 (Hectare ) 0.0169
16 739 Private Agriculture 0.0063 (Hectare ) 0.0063
17 746 Private Agriculture 0.1054 (Hectare ) 0.1054
18 752 Private Agriculture 0.0295 (Hectare ) 0.0295
19 766 Private Agriculture 0.0169 (Hectare ) 0.0169
20 907/743 Private Agriculture 0.0084 (Hectare ) 0.0084
Village: Ahemdabad
21 292/236 Private Agriculture 0.01686 (Hectare ) 0.01686[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
22 375/210-211-235/3 Private Agriculture 0.012645 (Hectare ) 0.012645
23 376/210-211-235/3 Private Agriculture 0.012645 (Hectare ) 0.012645
24 377/210-211-235/3 Private Agriculture 0.012645 (Hectare ) 0.012645
25 378/210-211-235/3 Private Agriculture 0.012645 (Hectare ) 0.012645
Total 1.08001
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/LDH(Expway)/701/LA/2020/DAKE-1/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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