Land Acquisition of Kunsala, Hushiarpur and Phadojiya SubTehsil Majri for the Construction of 60 Mtr(200 feet) Wide VR-10 (Approx 4.25KM) Road New Chandigarh.

Overview

The Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Development Department, Punjab has disclosed the Expert Group’s recommendations regarding proposed acquisition of additional land for: VR-7 Road in New Chandigarh The Master Plan road is: 60 metres (200 feet) wide and approximately: 4.25 kilometres long. The current Section 7 proceedings concern land in: Kansala Hoshiarpur and: Bharojiya / Bharonjiya in the Majri area of S.A.S. Nagar. The Expert Group constituted under Section 7 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has examined the Social Impact Assessment and recommended that the proposed acquisition proceed.

What Is VR-7?

VR-7 is one of the principal Master Plan roads of New Chandigarh. GMADA’s official New Chandigarh Zonal Land Use Plan identifies: VR-7 – Siswan Avenue with a proposed right of way of: 60 metres. The current acquisition notice describes the full road corridor as approximately: 4.25 km long.

Which Villages Are Covered by the Current Proposal?

The present Section 7 notice concerns: Kansala Hoshiarpur and: Bharojiya/Bharonjiya. The Punjabi scan renders the third village approximately as Bharajjian/Bhadjjian, while different official GMADA records use spellings including: Bharojiya and: Bharonjiya. For gmada.in, a practical presentation would be: Bharojiya (Bharonjiya/Bhadjjian in other records).

How Much Land Is Being Planned for Acquisition?

The Section 7 notice supplied here does not state the acreage. However, GMADA’s separate 38th Authority Meeting agenda lists the proposed land requirement for this stage of VR-7 as: Kansala – 16.73 acres Hoshiarpur – 16.39 acres Bharojiya – 1.50 acres Total: 34.62 acres. The same GMADA record specifically notes: “Half Already Acquired” against VR-7. This makes an important distinction: the present process does not appear to represent acquisition of the entire VR-7 corridor from the beginning. Instead, GMADA is processing additional land required for the road.

VR-7 Already Had an Earlier Acquisition

Another portion of VR-7 had already gone through a separate acquisition process. GMADA’s official records show acquisition of: 25.3189 acres for the: 200-foot-wide VR-7 Road in New Chandigarh for disposal of storm sewer in the villages of: Hoshiarpur, Takipur, Salamatpur, Rasulpur and Bharonjiya. That earlier acquisition ultimately resulted in: Award No. 592 dated: 27 August 2024.

Does This Mean the Present 34.62 Acres Are the Same as the Earlier Award Land?

Not necessarily. The two sets of proceedings overlap in some village names—particularly: Hoshiarpur and: Bharonjiya/Bharojiya but the current Section 7 proposal also includes: Kansala. The exact Khasra schedules would need to be compared before determining which parcels are new and which lie adjacent to land already acquired. Therefore, gmada.in should not say that the earlier 25.3189 acres and the new 34.62 acres are the same land.

What Has Happened Under Section 7?

For the present acquisition proposal, a Social Impact Assessment was prepared and placed before an Expert Group constituted by the Punjab Government under: Section 7 of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013. The Expert Group reviewed the SIA and has given a: favourable recommendation.

What Did the Expert Group Find?

According to the notice, the Expert Group recorded three principal conclusions.

The Project Serves a Public Purpose

The Group concluded that acquisition of the proposed land would fulfil the: public purpose of the VR-7 road project.

Benefits Outweigh Social Costs

The Expert Group found that: the expected benefits of the project are greater than the social costs and adverse social impacts arising from the proposed acquisition.

The Proposal Uses the Minimum Required Land

The Group also concluded that: the proposed land requirement is limited to the minimum land necessary for the project. After examining the Social Impact Assessment, it recommended acquisition of the proposed land.

What Does Section 7 Mean?

Section 7 is the: Expert Group appraisal stage of the RFCTLARR acquisition process. The Group examines whether the project:

• serves a genuine public purpose;
• provides benefits that justify its social impact;
• requires acquisition of the proposed land; and
• is limited to the minimum land necessary.

For this phase of VR-7, the recommendation is: favourable.

Does This Mean the 34.62 Acres Have Now Been Finally Acquired?

No. A favourable: Section 7 recommendation is not the final Government decision. The next important statutory stage is normally: Section 8 – Government consideration and decision. The appropriate Government considers the SIA and Expert Group recommendation before deciding whether this proposed acquisition should proceed.

Is This the Same Stage as the Earlier VR-7 Award?

No. There are two different acquisition stages involved. The earlier VR-7 proceedings covering 25.3189 acres had progressed through later statutory stages and ultimately reached: Award No. 592 on 27 August 2024. The land covered by the present notice is currently only at: Section 7 – Expert Group Recommendation. This distinction should be made very clear to readers.

Is This a Section 11 Notification?

No. The present document is not a: Section 11 preliminary notification. It records the recommendations made at the Section 7 stage. If the Government subsequently decides to proceed with this acquisition, later statutory notifications can follow.

Has Compensation for This New Proposal Been Fixed?

No. The present Section 7 notice does not determine:

• market value;
• compensation per acre;
• multiplier;
• solatium;
• R&R entitlement;
• final award amount; or
• payment date.

The fact that an earlier part of VR-7 already received an award does not mean the same compensation automatically applies to this new acquisition proposal. Each statutory acquisition and its land schedule must be examined separately.

Why Was Part of VR-7 Acquired Earlier?

GMADA’s earlier Social Impact Assessment describes part of the VR-7 road as being required not only for road connectivity but also for: disposal of storm water/storm sewer. That earlier SIA concerned approximately a 1.5-km portion through five village areas. The current Section 7 notice relates to the broader/new land requirement identified in Kansala, Hoshiarpur and Bharojiya.

Does This Mean the Entire 4.25-km VR-7 Is Already Built?

No. The records establish:

• a planned 4.25-km VR-7 corridor;
• earlier acquisition of part of the land;
• Award No. 592 for one earlier acquisition;
• and a fresh/current acquisition process for additional land.

They do not, by themselves, establish that the complete 4.25-km road has been constructed or opened to traffic. Physical construction status would need to be checked separately from engineering and works records.

Does Every Property in These Villages Fall Under Acquisition?

No. Simply owning land in: Kansala, Hoshiarpur or Bharojiya does not mean that the property is being acquired. Only the specific Khasra numbers falling within the proposed VR-7 land schedule are relevant. For an individual landowner, the most important question is: Does my exact Khasra number fall within this acquisition?

What Should Affected Landowners Check?

Affected or potentially affected owners should check:

• exact Khasra number;
• latest Jamabandi;
• mutation;
• ownership share;
• inheritance records, where applicable;
• current SIA land schedule;
• Section 7 Expert Group recommendation;
• any subsequent Section 8 decision;
• any later Section 11 notification; and
• whether their parcel had already appeared in the earlier VR-7 acquisition.

This last check is especially important because VR-7 has already been subject to an earlier acquisition and award.

Disclosure to the Villages

According to the supplied notice, the Expert Group’s recommendation is to be shared with: affected families and the concerned villages. Copies were forwarded to:

• Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kharar;
• Tehsildar, Kharar and Majri;
• Sarpanches of Kansala, Hoshiarpur and Bharojiya;
• GMADA’s IT wing for website publication; and
• Housing-1 branch for further action.

The Sarpanches were asked to display the notice at prominent public places.

Notice Reference

The endorsement shown in the supplied notice is: GMADA-LAC-2026/15828 dated: 29 October 2026

In Simple Words

VR-7 is a planned: 200-foot-wide, approximately 4.25-km road in New Chandigarh. GMADA’s Master Plan identifies it as: Siswan Avenue. Part of this road had already gone through land acquisition earlier, including an award in 2024. GMADA’s current planning record says: “Half Already Acquired” and identifies another approximately: 34.62 acres in: Kansala, Hoshiarpur and Bharojiya for VR-7. The Expert Group has now reviewed the Social Impact Assessment for this further acquisition and concluded that: the project serves a public purpose, its benefits outweigh its social costs, and: only the minimum required land is proposed. It has therefore recommended acquisition. However, this current land remains at: Section 7 – Expert Group Recommendation and has not yet reached the final acquisition, compensation or award stage.

Suggested gmada.in Classification

Land Acquisition → New Chandigarh → Master Plan Roads → VR-7 Suggested status: Section 7 – Expert Group Recommendation Useful tags: VR-7 · Siswan Avenue · New Chandigarh · Kansala · Hoshiarpur · Bharojiya · Bharonjiya · Bhadjjian · 200-Foot Road · Section 7 · Expert Group · GMADA

Practical Details

The most important point is that this is a further phase of land acquisition for VR-7, not the first acquisition connected with the road. An earlier portion reached Award No. 592 in August 2024, while the current Kansala–Hoshiarpur–Bharojiya land is still at the Section 7 recommendation stage. Affected landowners should therefore check the exact Khasra schedule to establish whether their land belongs to the earlier award area or the current acquisition proposal. For complete and authoritative information, click “Open Original Document” to view the official source in full.