**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, dated October 22, 2025, declares the intention to acquire land in the Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir for the public purpose of building, maintaining, managing, and operating a section of National Highway 144A. The land is located between Km 90+150 and Km 116+980 (Akhnoor to Poonch Road Package-V). Interested parties have 21 days from the notification's publication to object.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Intention:**
* The Central Government intends to acquire land for NH-144A construction, maintenance, management, and operation.
* Location: Rajouri district, Jammu & Kashmir, between Km 90+150 and Km 116+980.
* **Objection Process:**
* Interested parties can object within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Deputy Commissioner Land Acquisition Rajouri, stating the grounds for the objection.
* The Deputy Commissioner will provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* The Deputy Commissioner can either allow or disallow the objections. The decision is final.
* **Land Details:**
* The land being acquired in Village Chatiyari, Rajouri.
* Survey/Plot number: 257 Min, private, non-irrigated land, area: 0.0025 hectares.
* Land plans and details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners in the specified area**
* **Impact:** Loss of land due to acquisition for the highway project.
* **Action Required:** If they object to the acquisition, they must submit a written objection to the Deputy Commissioner Land Acquisition Rajouri within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Stakeholder: Deputy Commissioner Land Acquisition Rajouri**
* **Impact:** Responsible for handling objections to the land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Receive and review written objections, provide objectors with a hearing, and make a final determination on whether to allow or disallow the objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary law enabling land acquisition for national highway projects in India. Section 3A is specifically referenced as providing the power to acquire land.
Rajouri: District in Jammu and Kashmir where land is being acquired for the highway project.
Jammu and Kashmir: Union Territory in India where the highway project is located and land acquisition is taking place.
NH-144A: The National Highway number for which land is being acquired to construct/upgrade the road from Km. 90+150 to Km. 116+980 (Akhnoor to Poonch Road Package-V).
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification for land acquisition.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4668] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अक्त बू र 22, 2025/आजश्व न 30, 1947
No. 4668] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025/ASVINA 30, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 अक् तूबर, 2025
का.आ. 4802(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 िम्म ु और कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रििे के रािौरी जिले म े राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग संख्या 144A के
दक.मी. 90+150 स े दक.मी. 116+980 तक (अखनरू स े पछुुँ रोड पैकेि 5) के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर
सजहत 2-लेन बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भजू म अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त
वणगन नीच ेअनुसूची म ेंदिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपन े 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 जडप्टी कजमश्रनर भूजम अजधग्रहण अजधकारी रािौरी को जलजखत रूप
म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप
म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िाचुँ
7051 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
करने के 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 ी
िम्म ु और कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रिेि के रािौरी जिल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग गसख्ं या 144A के दक.मी. 90+150 स े
दक.मी. 116+980 तक (अखनरू स े पछुुँ रोड पकै ेि 5) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा
सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: रािौरी
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: रािौरी
गावं का नाम: चरटयारी
1 257 Min जनिी अससंजचत 0.0025 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025
Total 0.0025
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िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd October, 2025
S.O. 4802(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 3A of the National Highways
Act,1956 (48 of 1956) (here in after 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 etc.,) maintenance, management and operation of NH-144A in the stretch of
land from Km. 90+150 to Km. 116+980 (Akhnoor to Poonch Road Package-V) in the district of Rajouri in the
Union Territory of JAMMU & KASHMIR, 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, The Deputy Commissioner
Land Acquisition Rajouri in writing and shall set out the grounds there of 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 NH-144A in the stretch of land
from Km. 90+150 to Km. 116+980 (Akhnoor to Poonch Road PAckage-V) in the district of Rajouri
in the Union Territory of JAMMU & KASHMIR.
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: Rajouri
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: Rajouri
Village: Chatiyari
1 257 Min Private Non Irrigated 0.0025 (Hectare ) 0.0025
Total 0.0025
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