**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification declaring its intention to acquire 2.8702 hectares of land in the Purnea district of Bihar for the widening, maintenance, and operation of National Highway No. 31 (Khagaria-Purnea Section). Interested parties have a deadline of 21 days from the publication date (July 27, 2026) to file objections. This acquisition is conducted under the powers conferred by the National Highways Act, 1956.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Scope and Location**
* The acquisition involves land between Km 390.500 and Km 413.530 of NH-31.
* The project purpose is for building (widening/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the highway.
* The land is situated in Village Dagarua, Taluk Purnea East, District Purnea, Bihar.
* **Land Specifications**
* Total area to be acquired: 2.8702 hectares.
* Land type and nature: Exclusively private land categorized as "Agriculture."
* Specific survey/plot numbers involved include 1, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
* **Legal Provisions for Objections**
* Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified purpose under Section 3C(1) of the Act.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (District Land Acquisition Officer, Purnea) within 21 days of notification.
* Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or by a legal practitioner.
* The Competent Authority’s final order regarding objections is binding and conclusive.
* **Access to Information**
* Land plans and detailed information are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Interested Persons / Landowners**
* **Impact:** Their private agricultural land is subject to acquisition for public use. They face potential loss of property and must engage in a legal process to protect their interests.
* **Action Required:** They must inspect land plans at the Competent Authority's office and submit any written objections within the 21-day window if they wish to contest the acquisition or the use of the land.
**District Land Acquisition Officer, Purnea (Competent Authority)**
* **Impact:** Designated as the primary authority to receive, hear, and adjudicate objections related to this acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors (or their legal representatives), perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders allowing or disallowing objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / NHAI**
* **Impact:** Authorized to proceed with the widening and management of the Khagaria-Purnea section of NH-31 upon the resolution of the acquisition process.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the acquisition follows the legal framework of the National Highways Act, 1956, and manage the subsequent construction and maintenance phases.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises its power to acquire land for the public purpose of building and maintaining national highways.
National Highway No. 31: The specific highway stretch (Khagaria-Purnea Section) identified for expansion, widening to four lanes, and maintenance.
Purnea, Bihar: The central location encompassing Dagarua village in the Purnea East Taluk where the land acquisition is specifically applicable.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary government ministry responsible for the notification and overseeing the infrastructure project's implementation.
District Land Acquisition Officer, Purnea: The designated competent authority appointed to receive objections, conduct hearings, and manage the land acquisition process.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3985] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िलु ाई 27, 2026/श्रावण 5, 1948
No. 3985] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026/SHRAVAN 5, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 27 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4155(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात् दक जिहार राज्य के पूर्णणया ं जिले म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-31(खगजड़या- पूर्णणया सेक्िन)के दक.मी.
390.500 स े दक.मी.413.530 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ीकरण/4-लेन का िनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रिन्द्धन और
प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भजू म अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसचू ी म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का
अिगन करने के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै ।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतिद्ध 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 जिला भ-ू अिगन पिाजधकारी, पूर्णणया को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और िाचाँ करने के
5756 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
पश्चात्, यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझ,े आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसचू ना के अंतगगत आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध हैं और उनका जहतिद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै ।
अनसु चू ी
जिहार राज्य के पूर्णणया ंजिल ेम ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या-31 के दक.मी. 390.500 से दक.मी.413.530(खगजड़या- पूर्णणया
सेक्िन) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: जिहार जिल ेका नाम: पर्णूणया ं
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजूम का प्रकार भजूम की प्रकृजत भजूम का क्षत्रे फल भजूम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: पर्णूणया ंपवू ग
गावं का नाम: डगरुआ
1 1 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर 0.1108 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1108
2 10 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.1074 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1074
3 13 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.0352 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0352
4 14 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.4865 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.4865
5 15 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.0626 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0626
6 16 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर 0.4008 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.4008
7 17 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.2118 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.2118
8 22 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.0987 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0987
9 3 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.1484 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1484
10 4 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर 0.2441 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.2441
11 5 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.1087 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1087
12 6 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर 0.045 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.045
13 7 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर () 0.6917 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.6917
14 8 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर 0.1086 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1086
15 9 जनिी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0099 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0099
Total 2.8702
[फा. स.ं NHAI/12010/09/BGS/2010/Tech/3A ]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक[भाग II—खण्ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th July, 2026
S.O. 4155(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National
HighwaysAct,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 / four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of National Highways-31 in the
stretch of land from Km. 390.500 to Km. 413.530 (Khagaria- Purnea Section) in the district of Purnea in the state of
BIHAR, 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 Land Acquisition Officer,
Purnea 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 within the stretch of land from Km
390.500 to Km. 413.530 (Khagaria- Purnea Section) of National Highway No. 31, in the district of Purnea in the state
of BIHAR
State: BIHAR District: Purnea
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: Purnea East
Village: Dagarua
1 1 Private Agriculture 0.1108 (Hectare ) 0.1108
2 10 Private Agriculture 0.1074 (Hectare ) 0.1074
3 13 Private Agriculture () 0.0352 (Hectare ) 0.0352
4 14 Private Agriculture () 0.4865 (Hectare ) 0.4865
5 15 Private Agriculture () 0.0626 (Hectare ) 0.0626
6 16 Private Agriculture 0.4008 (Hectare ) 0.4008
7 17 Private Agriculture () 0.2118 (Hectare ) 0.2118
8 22 Private Agriculture () 0.0987 (Hectare ) 0.0987
9 3 Private Agriculture () 0.1484 (Hectare ) 0.1484
10 4 Private Agriculture 0.2441 (Hectare ) 0.2441
11 5 Private Agriculture () 0.1087 (Hectare ) 0.10874 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
12 6 Private Agriculture 0.045 (Hectare ) 0.045
13 7 Private Agriculture () 0.6917 (Hectare ) 0.6917
14 8 Private Agriculture 0.1086 (Hectare ) 0.1086
15 9 Private Agriculture 0.0099 (Hectare ) 0.0099
Total 2.8702
[F. No. NHAI/12010/09/BGS/2010/Tech/3A ]
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