**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued this notification on April 22, 2026, to declare its intention to acquire land for the widening and maintenance of NH202 in Ukhrul, Manipur. The acquisition involves 0.83232 hectares of private land in Hatha (L) village to facilitate the development of two-lane or four-lane stretches. Stakeholders wishing to object to this acquisition must submit written grounds to the Deputy Commissioner of Ukhrul within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Scope of Acquisition**
* **Purpose:** The land is required for public purposes, specifically for the building (widening/two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 202.
* **Location:** The project covers the stretch of land from Km. 30.970 to Km. 45.600 in the Ukhrul district of Manipur.
* **Land Details:** A total of 0.83232 hectares of private "DRY" land is being acquired across eight specific plot numbers (HATHA NEW-1 through HATHA NEW-7) in Hatha (L) village.
**Legal and Procedural Provisions**
* **Statutory Authority:** The Central Government is exercising powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Inspection Rights:** Interested persons have the right to inspect land plans and detailed information at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order made by the Competent Authority regarding objections under section 3C(2) of the Act shall be final.
**Objection Framework**
* **Timeline:** Objections must be submitted within 21 days from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette.
* **Submission Format:** Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner, Ukhrul) and must clearly set out the grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing Process:** Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or via a legal practitioner. Following the inquiry, the Competent Authority will either allow or disallow the objections.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Owners of the eight specified private plots in Hatha (L) village face the compulsory acquisition of their land for highway infrastructure.
**Action Required**
They must visit the Deputy Commissioner’s office to inspect land plans and, if they have grievances, submit a written objection stating their grounds within the 21-day mandatory window.
**Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner, Ukhrul)**
**Impact**
The authority is designated as the primary administrative body responsible for managing the local acquisition process and resolving disputes.
**Action Required**
The office must make land plans available for public inspection, receive and process written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and issue final orders to allow or disallow such objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / Central Government**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the legal authority to proceed with the NH202 expansion project, provided the procedural requirements of the National Highways Act are met.
**Action Required**
Following the resolution of objections, the Ministry will proceed with the maintenance, management, and operation of the designated highway stretch.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises power to acquire land for public purposes related to highway development.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The nodal ministry responsible for the notification and execution of land acquisition for the development of national highways.
NH202: The specific National Highway stretch (Km. 30.970 to Km. 45.600) targeted for widening, maintenance, and operation.
Ukhrul, Manipur: The specific district and state where the land acquisition is occurring for the highway infrastructure project.
Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner, Ukhrul): The designated official responsible for receiving objections, conducting hearings, and overseeing 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.ं 1955] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 23, 2026/विै ाख 3, 1948
No. 1955] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026/VAISAKHA 3, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 2028(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 मधिपरु राज्य के उखरुल धजल े म ें NH202 के कक.मी. 30.970 स े कक.मी.45.600 (धिप्टी कमीशिर
कायागलय,उखरूल) तक के भू-खण्ि के धिमािग (चौड़ीकरि/पव्े ि शोल्िर सधहत 2-लिे /4-लिे का बिािा आकद), अिुरक्षि,
प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त विगि िीचे अिुसूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै
ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करि े के अपिे आशय की घोषिा 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, अर्ागत ् धिप्टी कधमश्नर , उखरुल 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
2873 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 ।
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 धिरीक्षि ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अिसु चू ी
मधिपुर राज्य के उखरुल धजल ेम ें NH202 के कक.मी. 30.970 स े कक.मी.45.600 के धलए अजगि की जाि े वाली संरचिा
रधहत अर्वा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरि
राज्य का िाम: मधिपरु धजल े का िाम: उखरुल
क्रधमक सवक्षे ि 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: उखरुल
र्ावं का िाम: हार्ा ( ल )
1 HATHA NEW-1 धिजी िॉई 0.10586 (हक्े टेयर) 0.10586
2 HATHA NEW-2 धिजी िॉई 0.30475 (हक्े टेयर) 0.30475
3 HATHA NEW-3 धिजी िॉई 0.06265 (हक्े टेयर) 0.06265
4 HATHA NEW-4 धिजी िॉई 0.07651 (हक्े टेयर) 0.07651
5 HATHA NEW-5 धिजी िॉई 0.11576 (हक्े टेयर) 0.11576
6 HATHA NEW-6 धिजी िॉई 0.10248 (हक्े टेयर) 0.10248
7 HATHA NEW-7 धिजी िॉई 0.03859 (हक्े टेयर) 0.03859
8 HATHA NEW-7 धिजी िॉई 0.02572 (हक्े टेयर) 0.02572
Total 0.83232
[फा. स. ं NHIDCL/BO-IMPHAL/Y-U-J/DPR/2016-17/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd April, 2026
S.O. 2028(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 NH202 in the
stretch of land from Km. 30.970 to Km. 45.600 (Deputy Commissioner Office, Ukhrul) in the district of UKHRUL in
the state of MANIPUR, 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, Deputy Commissioner , Ukhrul 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 NH202 in the stretch of land from
Km. 30.970 to Km. 45.600 (Deputy Commissioner Office, Ukhrul) in the district of UKHRUL in the state of
MANIPUR
State: MANIPUR District: UKHRUL
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Ukhrul
Village: Hatha ( L )
1 HATHA NEW-1 Private DRY 0.10586 (Hectare ) 0.10586
2 HATHA NEW-2 Private DRY 0.30475 (Hectare ) 0.30475
3 HATHA NEW-3 Private DRY 0.06265 (Hectare ) 0.06265
4 HATHA NEW-4 Private DRY 0.07651 (Hectare ) 0.07651
5 HATHA NEW-5 Private DRY 0.11576 (Hectare ) 0.11576
6 HATHA NEW-6 Private DRY 0.10248 (Hectare ) 0.10248
7 HATHA NEW-7 Private DRY 0.03859 (Hectare ) 0.03859
8 HATHA NEW-7 Private DRY 0.02572 (Hectare ) 0.02572
Total 0.83232
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SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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