Land Acquisition By MORTH Under National Highways Act

Land required by MORTH for National Highway projects is acquired under the provisions contained in Section 3 of the National Highways (NH) Act 1956. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013, became applicable to the other related acts mentioned in the Fourth Schedule, including the NH Act, 1956 w.e.f. 01.01.2015 in terms of Section 105(3) of the RFCTLARR Act of 2013.

The process of land acquisition

Competent authority (CALA) is defined under Section 3(a).

Under Section 3A, the Central Government may declare its intention to acquire land (defined under Section 3(b)). This notification will give a brief description of the land and shall cause the substance of the notification to be published in two local newspapers, one of which is in vernacular language.