**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on April 1, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land in the Barnala district of Punjab for the development of NH 754 AD (Ludhiana Bathinda Greenfield Section, Package-1). The acquisition covers a stretch from Km 0.000 to Km 30.300 to facilitate the construction, maintenance, and operation of the highway. Interested persons have a 21-day deadline from the date of publication to submit written objections to the Competent Authority.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Purpose**
* **Infrastructure Goal:** The land is required for building (widening, 2-lane with paved shoulder, 4-laning, or 6-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH 754 AD.
* **Project Section:** Ludhiana Bathinda Greenfield Section, Package-1.
* **Specific Stretch:** From Km 0.000 to Km 30.300.
**Geographic and Land Details**
* **Location:** Situated in the Barnala district, Punjab, spanning the Taluks of Tapa and Bhadaur.
* **Affected Villages:** Includes land in the villages of Sandhu Kalan, Badhata, and Ramgarh.
* **Land Type:** All specified plots are categorized as "Private" land with the nature of land listed as "Nahari."
* **Total Area:** The total land area proposed for acquisition is 0.098643 Hectares.
**Objection and Legal Process**
* **Submission Deadline:** Objections must be filed within 21 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Authority:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, specifically the District Revenue Officer, Barnala.
* **Hearing Rights:** Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Decision:** Any order made by the Competent Authority regarding objections is considered final.
* **Inspection:** Land plans and specific details are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholders: Landowners and Interested Persons in Barnala District**
**Impact**
The declaration signifies the government's intent to acquire private "Nahari" land, which will lead to a change in ownership and usage for the purpose of highway development.
**Action Required**
They must review the land plans at the District Revenue Officer's office and submit any written objections, stating specific grounds, within 21 days of the notification.
**Stakeholder: Competent Authority (District Revenue Officer, Barnala)**
**Impact**
Tasked with the legal administration of the acquisition process under the National Highways Act, 1956.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, provide hearings to objectors, conduct necessary enquiries, and issue final orders to either allow or disallow the objections.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / NHAI**
**Impact**
Authorized to proceed with the Greenfield project for NH 754 AD once the objection period and legal requirements are satisfied.
**Action Required**
Ensure the availability of land plans for public inspection and coordinate with the Competent Authority to finalize the acquisition following the legal window.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its powers to declare its intention to acquire land for public purposes.
NH 754 AD (Ludhiana Bathinda Greenfield Section): The specific national highway infrastructure project (Package-1) for which the land is being acquired.
Barnala district, Punjab: The primary geographic location where the land acquisition and highway development are situated.
District Revenue Officer, Barnala: The official designated as the 'Competent Authority' to receive and hear objections from persons interested in the land being acquired.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1624] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार, अप्रैल 1, 2026/ चत्रै 11, 1948
No. 1624] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026/ CHAITRA 11, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 1689(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 पंजाब राज्य के बरिाला धजल े म ेंNH 754 AD (लुधियािा बठ ंडा ग्रीिफ़ील्ड, पैकेज-1) के कक.मी. 0.000 स े
कक.मी. 30.300 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के धिमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड शोल्डर सधहत 2-लेि/4-लिे / 6-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 अजगि करिे के अपिे 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, अर्ातग ् धिला राजस्व अधिकारी बरिाला को धलधखत रूप म े प्रस्ततु की
जाएर्ी और उसम ें उसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएर्ं े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकताग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म े या ककसी
धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुिे जाि े का अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करिे के
पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदशे द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या
अििुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा ।
2384 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 ै।
अिुसूची
पंजाब राज्य के बरिाला धजले म ें NH 754 AD (लुधियािा बठ ंडा ग्रीिफ़ील्ड, पैकेज-1) के कक.मी. 0.000 स ेकक.मी.
30.300 के धलए अजगि की जािे वाली संरचिा रधहत अर्वा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण
राज्य का िाम: पजं ाब धजल े का िाम: बरिाला
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: तापा
र्ावं का िाम: सिं ूकला ं(4)
1 86//16/2 धिजी िहरी 0.015176 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.015176
2 86//24 धिजी िहरी 0.025293 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.025293
र्ावं का िाम: बडाटा (437)
3 54//8/1/1/2 धिजी िहरी 0.03541 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.03541
तालकु का िाम: भदौड़
र्ावं का िाम: रामर्ढ़ (16)
4 79//10/2 धिजी िहरी 0.022764 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.022764
Total 0.098643
[फा. स.ं 25221/NHAI/PIU/BTI/BTI-LDH/3A ]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2026
S.O. 1689(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/ six laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH
754 AD (Ludhiana Bathinda Greenfield Section, Package-1) in the stretch of land from Km 0.000 to Km 30.300 in the
district of BARNALA 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, District Revenue Officer Barnala 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 structures falling in the stretch of land from Km 0.000 to
Km 30.300 of NH 754 AD (Ludhiana Bathinda Greenfield Section, Package-1) in the district of BARNALA in the
state of PUNJAB
State: PUNJAB District: BARNALA
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Tapa
Village: Sandhu Kalan (4)
1 86//16/2 Private Nahari 0.015176 (Hectare ) 0.015176
2 86//24 Private Nahari 0.025293 (Hectare ) 0.025293
Village: Badhata (437)
3 54//8/1/1/2 Private Nahari 0.03541 (Hectare ) 0.03541
Taluk: Bhadaur
Village: Ramgarh (16)
4 79//10/2 Private Nahari 0.022764 (Hectare ) 0.022764
Total 0.098643
[F. No. 25221/NHAI/PIU/BTI/BTI-LDH/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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