**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification under the National Highways Act, 1956, declaring its intent to acquire land for the widening, maintenance, and operation of NH116A (Kharagpur-Bardhaman-Moregram Economic Corridor) in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Affected persons must submit any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within twenty-one days of the publication of this notification (July 10, 2026).
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Location**
* **Purpose:** Land acquisition for building (widening to two-lane with paved shoulder or four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH116A.
* **Project Stretch:** The Kharagpur-Bardhaman-Moregram section of the Economic Corridor from Km. 0 to Km. 56.500.
* **Geographic Coverage:** The land is located within the district of Paschim Medinipur in the state of West Bengal.
**Legal Framework and Procedures**
* **Statutory Authority:** The notification is issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Objection Process:** Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified purpose under section 3C(1) within 21 days.
* **Hearing Authority:** Objections must be submitted to the District Magistrate & Collector, Paschim Medinipur. The authority will provide the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or by a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C shall be final.
**Land Details (Schedule)**
* **Total Area:** Approximately 0.4191947 hectares are scheduled for acquisition.
* **Taluk Keshpur:** Includes 0.0144881 hectares of private agricultural (Jal) land in Village Chakjyoti.
* **Taluk Chandrakona-II:** Includes 0.4047066 hectares of private agricultural (Jal) land in Village Agrapara.
* **Inspection:** Land plans and details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Private owners of agricultural land in the villages of Chakjyoti and Agrapara will have their land acquired for national highway development.
**Action Required**
Must submit written objections stating grounds for opposition to the District Magistrate & Collector, Paschim Medinipur, within 21 days of the notification.
**Stakeholder: Competent Authority (District Magistrate & Collector)**
**Impact**
Designated as the official body to receive, hear, and adjudicate on objections related to the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
Must conduct inquiries, hear objectors (in person or through legal representatives), and issue final orders to either allow or disallow the objections.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / NHAI**
**Impact**
Responsible for the execution and management of the NH116A Economic Corridor project.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with local authorities to finalize land acquisition following the resolution of the objection period.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers to acquire land for the construction and maintenance of national highways.
NH116A (Kharagpur-Bardhaman-Moregram Economic Corridor): The specific national highway stretch from Km. 0 to Km. 56.500 identified for widening and development.
Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal: The primary geographical location where the land acquisition and highway project are situated.
District Magistrate & Collector, Paschim Medinipur: The designated Competent Authority responsible for processing objections and hearing interested parties regarding the land acquisition.
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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.ं 3587] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 10, 2026/आषाढ 19, 1948
No. 3587] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026/ASHADHA 19, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 10 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 3749(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् गअधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ेंइसके पश्चात ्
उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि हो जाि े
के पश्चात ् कक पधश्चम बर्ं ाल राज्य के पधश्चम मेकदिीपुर धजले म ें NH116A के कक.मी. 0 स े
कक.मी.56.500 (इकोिॉधमक कॉररडोर खड़र्परु -बिगमाि-मोरग्राम) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के धिमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड शोल्डर
सधहत 2-लेि/4-लेि का बिािा आकद), अिुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ैधजसका
संधक्षप्त वणगि िीच े अिुसूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजिग करिे के अपि ेआशय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) के अिीि पूवोक्त
प्रयोजि के धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख स े इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी
आपधत्त प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत् डीएम, पधश्चम मेकदिीपुर को धलधखत रूप म े प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और
उसम ेंउसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर्े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता गको व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ेया ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर
द्वारा सुिे जाि े का अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करि े के पश्चात,् यकद कोई
हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेश द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या अििुज्ञात कर
सकेर्ा ।
5210 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम
होर्ा ।
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आि ेवाली भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ेंउपलब्ि
ह ैंऔर उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अिसु चू ी
पधश्चम बंर्ाल राज्य के पधश्चम मेकदिीपुर धजल ेम ेंNH116A के कक.मी. 0 स ेकक.मी.56.500 (इकोिॉधमक कॉररडोर
खड़र्परु -बिगमाि-मोरग्राम) के धलए अजिग की जाि े वाली सरं चिा रधहत अर्वा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण
राज्य का िाम: पधश्चम बर्ं ाल धजल े का िाम: पधश्चम मके दिीपरु
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: केशपरु
र्ावं का िाम: चकज्योधत (ज.े एल. ि-ं 487)
1 38/222 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर (जल) 0.0358001 (एकर ) 0.0144881
तालकु का िाम: चन्द्रकोिा -II
र्ावं का िाम: अर्रापाड़ा (ज.ेएल. ि-ं 249)
2 956 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर (जल) 1.000031 (एकर ) 0.4047066
Total 0.4191947
[फा.सं. NHAI/PIU-KOL/BMS/1/Vol-5/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th July, 2026
S.O. 3749(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 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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 Area
(in Local Unit) (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
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SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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