Regarding establishment of ECO City 3 Project at New Chandigarh.

Overview of the Notice

The Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Development Department, Punjab issued a communication regarding proposed land acquisition for: Eco City-3 Project, New Chandigarh The document records the findings of the Expert Group constituted under Section 7 of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013. The Expert Group examined the project's: Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report before giving its recommendation on whether the proposed acquisition should proceed.

What Is Section 7?

Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the Social Impact Assessment is reviewed by an Expert Group. The purpose of the Section 7 review is to examine whether the proposed acquisition is justified from the perspective of:

• public purpose;
• social costs and benefits;
• amount of land proposed to be acquired; and
• displacement of affected families.

The Expert Group then gives its recommendation.

What Did the Expert Group Decide?

The supplied document records four specific questions considered by the Expert Group. For each of them, the answer was: Yes

1. Is the Project for a Public Purpose?

Expert Group's finding: Yes The Expert Group considered the proposed Eco City-3 project to satisfy the public-purpose requirement.

2. Do the Potential Benefits Exceed the Social Costs and Adverse Impact?

Expert Group's finding: Yes The Group concluded that the expected benefits of the proposed project outweighed the identified social costs and adverse effects.

3. Is the Land Proposed for Acquisition the Minimum Required?

Expert Group's finding: Yes The Group was satisfied that the land proposed for acquisition was the minimum considered necessary for the project.

4. Are Displacement Requirements Being Kept to a Minimum?

Expert Group's finding: Yes The Group also found that the available options had been considered with a view to minimising displacement.

What Was the Overall Recommendation?

Because all four tests were answered in the affirmative, the Expert Group recommended proceeding with the proposed acquisition for: Eco City-3, New Chandigarh This recommendation formed an important input for the Government's subsequent decision on whether the acquisition process should continue.

Does Section 7 Mean the Government Had Finally Approved Acquisition?

No. This distinction is important. A Section 7 Expert Group recommendation is not the same as a final Government decision. After this stage, the appropriate Government has to consider:

• the Social Impact Assessment;
• the Expert Group recommendation; and
• other statutory considerations

before deciding under the next stage whether the acquisition should proceed.

What Comes After Section 7?

The usual sequence is: SIA → Section 7 Expert Group Review → Section 8 Government Decision → Section 11 Preliminary Notification → Objections → R&R Process → Section 19 Declaration → Award → Compensation → Possession Therefore, this document sits between the SIA process and the Government's later Section 8 decision.

Villages Connected with the Eco City-3 Acquisition

The communication was forwarded to the Sarpanches of the following villages:

• Rasulpur
• Salamatpur
• Dhode Majra
• Takipur
• Rajgarh
• Majra
• Kartarpur
• Kansala
• Hoshiarpur

These villages form part of the wider Eco City-3 acquisition process.

Who Else Received the Communication?

Copies were also sent for information to:

• Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kharar
• Tehsildar, Kharar
• Naib Tehsildar, Majri
• concerned village Sarpanches
• GMADA IT Wing for uploading on the GMADA website

Does This Document State the Land Area?

The supplied text does not clearly provide the acquisition acreage in the body of this particular Section 7 communication. Therefore, the acreage should not be inserted into this page solely on the basis of this document. Other Eco City-3 records may contain acreage figures, but those should remain tied to the specific notices in which they are stated.

What Happened Later?

The Eco City-3 acquisition subsequently moved to later statutory stages. A separate Government-stage record indicates that, after considering the SIA and the Section 7 Expert Group recommendation, the Government decided that the proposed acquisition could proceed. That later record should be treated separately as the: Section 8 Government Decision and not merged with this Section 7 recommendation.

Why Is This Document Important for Landowners?

This document shows that the proposed acquisition had passed the Expert Group appraisal stage. For affected landowners, that means the project had moved beyond the initial Social Impact Assessment stage but had not yet reached:

• Final declaration
• Award
• Compensation payment
• Possession

In Simple Words

Before land could move further through the acquisition process for Eco City-3, an Expert Group reviewed the Social Impact Assessment. The Group considered four major questions:

• Is the project for public purpose?
• Are its benefits greater than its social costs?
• Is only the minimum required land being proposed?
• Is displacement being kept to a minimum?

The Expert Group answered: Yes to all four. It therefore recommended that the proposed acquisition for Eco City-3, New Chandigarh could proceed to the next Government decision stage. This was not yet the final acquisition approval or compensation award.

Date and Reference

The endorsement date in the supplied copy is clearly shown as: 9 October 2024 The GMADA-LAC reference number appears in OCR to end around: 3484 However, the full reference is not sufficiently clear to use confidently as permanent metadata. It should be verified from the original scan.

Issuing Authority

Land Acquisition Collector Urban Development Department, Punjab PUDA Bhawan, Sector 62, S.A.S. Nagar

Suggested gmada.in Classification

Land Acquisition → Eco City-3 → Section 7 Expert Group Recommendation Suggested status: Section 7 – Expert Group Recommends Acquisition Useful tags: Eco City-3 · New Chandigarh · Section 7 · Expert Group · SIA · Land Acquisition

Important Note

This document should not be described as:

• Final approval of acquisition
• Section 8 decision
• Section 11 notification
• Acquisition award
• Compensation order
• Possession notice

Its significance is that the Section 7 Expert Group reviewed the SIA and recommended the proposed Eco City-3 acquisition for further consideration. For complete and authoritative information, click “Open Original Document” to view the official source in full.