**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification dated June 2, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire land for the construction, maintenance, and operation of NH-344B in Nawanshahr, Punjab. The project covers the Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section (Km 4.100 to Km 6.725), including the Hoshiarpur Bypass. Affected persons must submit any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within 21 days of this publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Basis and Purpose**
* The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* Land is required for public purposes, specifically the widening (two-lane/four-lane with paved shoulders), management, and operation of NH-344B.
**Project Scope and Location**
* The acquisition targets a specific stretch of NH-344B from Km 4.100 to Km 6.725.
* The land is located in Village Khothran (1), Taluk Banga, District Nawanshahr, Punjab.
* A total of 0.9342 hectares is scheduled for acquisition, comprising 20 specific survey/plot numbers.
**Land Classification**
* The scheduled land includes private agricultural land and village paths (Rasta Panchayat).
* One parcel (Survey No. 72) is identified as a pond (Gairmumkin Pond).
**Objection and Inspection Procedures**
* Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified purpose within 21 days.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the District Revenue Officer, SBS Nagar (the Competent Authority).
* Objectors have the right to be heard in person or by a legal practitioner.
* Detailed land plans are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Property owners in Village Khothran are subject to the compulsory acquisition of their private agricultural or utility land for highway development.
**Action Required**
Review the land schedule in the notification; if there are grounds for opposition, submit a written objection to the District Revenue Officer within 21 days.
**Competent Authority (District Revenue Officer, SBS Nagar)**
**Impact**
The official is designated to receive, hear, and adjudicate objections regarding the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
Provide objectors the opportunity to be heard, conduct necessary inquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / NHAI**
**Impact**
The Ministry initiates the legal process to secure the right of way for the expansion of NH-344B.
**Action Required**
Proceed with the acquisition process following the 21-day objection period and subsequent rulings by the Competent Authority.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its power to acquire land for public infrastructure.
NH-344B: The specific National Highway project involving the Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section and bypass for which land acquisition is being carried out.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for the development of national highways and the issuance of this notification.
Nawanshahr (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar), Punjab: The specific district and state where the land parcels identified for acquisition are located.
District Revenue Officer, SBS Nagar: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections regarding the land acquisition process.
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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.ं 2711] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िनू 2, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 12, 1948
No. 2711] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026/JYAISHTHA 12, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 2 िून, 2026
का.आ. 2805(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग 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 िाने के पश्चात ् दक पंिाब राज्य के नवांिहर जिल े में NH-344B के दक.मी. 4.100 स े दक.मी. 6.725 (फगवाड़ा
होजियारपुर खंड सजहत होजियारपुर बाईपास) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ी करण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन
का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपजे क्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणनग
नीच े अनुसूची म ेंदिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपने 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 जिला माल अफसर, ऍस.् बी.ऍस ् नगर को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्ततु की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के
3943 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे 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 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 नवािं हर जिल ेम ेंNH-344B के दक.मी. 4.100 स ेदक.मी. 6.725 (फगवाड़ा होजियारपरु खडं सजहत
होजियारपरु बाईपास) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत
भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: पंिाब जिल ेका नाम: नवांिहर
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का
1 2 3 4 (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) क्षत्रे फल
(हक्े टेयर)
5
6
तालकु का नाम: बंगा
गावं का नाम: खोर्ड़ां(1)
1 10//18/1 जनिी कृजष 0.0177 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0177000
2 10//18/2 जनिी कृजष 0.0405 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0405000
3 11//23/2 जनिी कृजष 0.0304 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0304000
4 23//13/2 जनिी कृजष 0.1492 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1492000
5 23//18/1 जनिी कृजष 0.0455 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0455000
6 23//7/1/2 जनिी कृजष 0.0076 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0076000
7 25//13/4 जनिी कृजष 0.0008 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0008000
8 25//17/3 जनिी कृजष 0.0177 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0177000
9 25//24 जनिी कृजष 0.0152 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0152000
10 275 जनिी रस्ट्ता (पंचायत) 0.0506 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0506000
11 291 जनिी रस्ट्ता (पंचायत) 0.0278 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0278000
12 303 जनिी रस्ट्ता (पंचायत) 0.0253 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253000
13 304 जनिी रस्ट्ता (पंचायत) 0.0152 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0152000
14 305 जनिी रस्ट्ता (पंचायत) 0.0329 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0329000
15 37//17/5 जनिी कृजष 0.0455 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0455000
16 37//23 जनिी कृजष 0.2276 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.2276000
17 37//7/3 जनिी कृजष 0.0228 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0228000
18 40//13 जनिी कृजष 0.1062 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1062000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
19 47//2 जनिी कृजष 0.0076 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0076000
20 72 जनिी गैरमुमदकन 0.0481 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0481000
तालाब
कुल योग 0.9342000
[फा. स.ं 1000/LA/2020-21/NHAI/PIU-LDH/PhagwaraBypass/3a/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd June, 2026
S.O. 2805(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-
344B in the stretch of land from Km 4.100 to Km 6.725 (Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section including Hoshiarpur Bypass)
in the district of NAWANSHAHR 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, District Revenue Officer, SBS
Nagar 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 NH-344B in the stretch of land
from Km 4.100 to Km 6.725 (Phagwara Hoshiarpur Section including Hoshiarpur Bypass in the district of
NAWANSHAHR in the state of PUNJAB.
State: PUNJAB District: NAWANSHAHR
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Nature of Land Area Area
1 Number Land 4 (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
2 3 5 6
Taluk: BANGA
Village: Khothran (1)
1 10//18/1 Private Agriculture 0.0177 (Hectare ) 0.0177000
2 10//18/2 Private Agriculture 0.0405 (Hectare ) 0.0405000
3 11//23/2 Private Agriculture 0.0304 (Hectare ) 0.0304000
4 23//13/2 Private Agriculture 0.1492 (Hectare ) 0.1492000
5 23//18/1 Private Agriculture 0.0455 (Hectare ) 0.0455000
6 23//7/1/2 Private Agriculture 0.0076 (Hectare ) 0.0076000
7 25//13/4 Private Agriculture 0.0008 (Hectare ) 0.0008000
8 25//17/3 Private Agriculture 0.0177 (Hectare ) 0.01770004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
9 25//24 Private Agriculture 0.0152 (Hectare ) 0.0152000
10 275 Private Rasta (Panchayat) 0.0506 (Hectare ) 0.0506000
11 291 Private Rasta (Panchayat) 0.0278 (Hectare ) 0.0278000
12 303 Private Rasta (Panchayat) 0.0253 (Hectare ) 0.0253000
13 304 Private Rasta (Panchayat) 0.0152 (Hectare ) 0.0152000
14 305 Private Rasta (Panchayat) 0.0329 (Hectare ) 0.0329000
15 37//17/5 Private Agriculture 0.0455 (Hectare ) 0.0455000
16 37//23 Private Agriculture 0.2276 (Hectare ) 0.2276000
17 37//7/3 Private Agriculture 0.0228 (Hectare ) 0.0228000
18 40//13 Private Agriculture 0.1062 (Hectare ) 0.1062000
19 47//2 Private Agriculture 0.0076 (Hectare ) 0.0076000
20 72 Private Gairmumkin Pond 0.0481 (Hectare ) 0.0481000
Total 0.9342000
[F. No. 1000/LA/2020-21/NHAI/PIU-LDH/PhagwaraBypass/3a/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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